Love the Hard Way

In the middle of your evening, close your eyes
Under the cover of darkness is the best disguise
Set the moon on fire one more time
Like so many nights before colored by cries
“Don’t look back” oughta be your motto
See the past only shows the sorrow
Burn it all, let the flames take it away, take me away

I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way

There’s a wind blowing my way, growing cold
Calling names long forgotten from ages old
In the dark, can you find me, hiding still?
Forging a blaze to create an iron will
“Don’t look back” oughta be my motto
Show the past, only see the sorrow
Burn it all, let the flames take it away, take me away

I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way

Ghosts don’t come back, don’t you tell me
Stories of what-ifs and will-be’s
Don’t pull me out from my dark fire, take it all away

I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way
I learned to love the hard way