Oh, the hells I put myself through
The fights I didn't need to fight
This thick head of mine ya couldn't get through
Had to do it wrong just to get it right just
to get it right
Chorus:
I learned the Hard Way but the hard way
taught me well the hard way
Sure put this boy through some hell
The hard way it taught me how to tell
The right way from the wrong and on which
side I belong on
Deep are the memories as a young boy of
the lessons that I learned
My mama warnin' me that fire is no toy
Ya play with fire boy and you get burned
Oh I got burned
chorus
What others learned in Sunday school
I learned by gettin' black n' blue
Chorus
Oh, the hells I put myself through
The fights I didn't need to fight
This thick head of mine ya couldn't get through
Had to do it wrong just to get it right
just to get it right
chorus
The hard way I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way