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The Hard Way Lyrics by Owsley

The Hard Way

2004

[Verse 1]
That woman must be 85
Holding on for dear life
To a plastic cup of change
Black kid in the bathroom
Selling cigarettes and perfume
To the hopeless and the strange
I stumble through the mezzanine
Neon lights and nicotine
The sound and smell of greed
One more day, one more week, one more loosing streak
But one more chance is all I need
[Pre-Chorus]
It's always waiting for you
To save you or destroy you
[Chorus]
Roll on
I've been trying to make this pay for
So long
Let me learn the hard way
Let me learn the hard way
[Verse 2]
Time don't exist in here
I'm counting out the hours
By every beer that comes around
I'm breathing in the oxygen
The call girls and the slot machines
The roulette spinning round
‘Cause I can never hold
I just go on until I fold
Until I'm battered, broke and bruised
Anything I win
Well I just throw it all back in
Until there's nothing left to lose
[Pre-Chorus]
It's always waiting for you
To save you or destroy you
[Chorus]
Roll on
I've been trying to make this pay for
So long
Let me learn the hard way
Let me learn the hard way
[Pre-Chorus]
She's always waiting for me
To love me or ignore me
[Chorus]
Roll on
I've been trying to make this pay for
So long
Let me learn the hard way
The hard way
Let me learn the hard way
Let me learn the hard way
(The hard way)
(The hard way)
Credits
Owsley

Owsley

About “The Hard Way” by Owsley

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"The Hard Way" is credited to Owsley. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Hard Way" appears on "The Hard Way" in 2004.

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