The Hard Way

I learned everything the hard way
I learned everything the hard way
I never listen to what anyone had to say
I learned everything the hard way

The road was rocky but I dug my heels in
'Til blood and concrete had worn right on through my skin
And it would take a special kind of pain before I'd ever say
I learned my lesson
I learned my lesson

I learned everything the hard way
I learned everything the hard way
I never listen to what anyone had to say
I learned everything the hard way

My every battle scar could tell a different tale
Of all the times I'd go all in, and I would fail
And I know the house, it always wins
And jokers never say
I learned my lesson
I learned my lesson

I learned everything the hard way
I learned everything the hard way
I never listen to what anyone had to say
I learned everything the hard way

They like to say "I told you so" (told you so)
But I know things they still don't know
So, many lessons I forget (lessons I forget)
So, many nights that I regret

I learned everything the hard way (I learned my lesson)
I learned everything the hard way (I learned my lesson)
I never listen to what anyone had to say
I learned everything the hard way

I never listen, and I still don't today
I learn everything the hard way