Country Music Lyrics

The Hard Way

The hard way - Eric Church

Only fools would race down grismill road
Let alone in angry weather
That's what I tell everyone I know
Now that I know better

That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned
before havin' to watch my Mustang burn
before my best buddy had to wind up hurt
and his whole life was changed
that's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
the hard way

Only a fool would keep
A diamond ring
Inc box on the top of his closet
He came so close,
He almost asked
It was right there in his pocket

That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned
Before standin' in the back row of that church
Watchin' her daddy givin' her
To the man who took my place
That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
The hard way

Regrets been known to give a man a beatin'
But I ain't in the mood for fightin' back this evenin'

Only fools don't take the time of day,
They stay too busy runnin'
To stop just once
And tell their dad
Just how much they love him

That's a lesson in wish I woulda learned
Before the phone call came
And it was her
No mama never had to say a word
I knew it was too late
That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
The hard way.... The hard way
The hard way.... The hard way