The Hard Way

Only fools would race down Grist Mill 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 would've learned

Without havin' to watch my Mustang burn

Before my best buddy had to wind up hurt

An' 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

In a 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 would've 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

Regret's been know to give a man a beatin'

But I ain't in the mood for fightin' back this evenin'

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Only fools don't take the time of day

They stay too busy runnin'

To stop just once and tell their dad

An' just how much they love him

That's a lesson I wish I would've learned

Before that phone call came an' it was her

No, momma 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

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The hard way

The hard way

The hard way