The Hard Way

I met a girl on the edge of the world
With a heart like the eye of a hurricane
Just for a minute, the skies had gone quiet and calm
But I knew she was elsewhere and the moment had gone
A wildfire on the side of the mountain
And as the bridges all burned, my concerns returned to the sea

And I could see it in her eyes as the lies all faded away

She said, the truth is that nobody really gives a damn about the difference
Between what they see in me and who I really am
And the distance we've come is so far
But so far the high road has set a low bar
So we're gonna do this the hard way

I've been wearing it thin in the same old routine
Burning my days for nothing
Seeing no reason, only treason in the things that they say
I've been shooting in the dark in the middle of the day
Telling myself that it's okay
But the wind and the water and the woods are the only truth that I know

History is a mystery at best and you can never look back

She said, the truth is that nobody really gives a damn about the difference
Between what they see in me and who I really am
And the distance we've come is so far
But so far the high road has set a low bar
So we're gonna do this the hard way

With the eye-wall ahead, grandma said we just ride out the night
And I know the truth is that nobody really gives a damn about the difference
Between what they see in me and who I really am
And the distance we've come is so far
But so far the high road has set a low bar
So we're gonna do this the hard way

She said, the truth is that nobody really gives a damn about the difference
Between what they see in me and who I really am
And the distance we've come is so far
But so far the high road has set a low bar
So we're gonna do this the hard way
We're gonna do this the hard way
We are gonna do this the hard way