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Some people gotta learn the hardway |
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I guess i'm the kinda guy |
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That has to find out for myself |
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I had to learn the hardway, father |
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I'm on my knees and i'm crying for help |
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Now i've been high and i've been low |
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I've been some places that you will not go |
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I never thought there would come the day |
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When i wished i never would've lived this way |
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But i've been searching for a long, long time |
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I thought the devil was a friend of mine |
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I turned my back on everything that was true |
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And wasted years that belong to you |
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(repeat chorus) |
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It took so long for me to see |
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That i'm a victim of nature and me |
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Left to myself i realize |
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I am the maker of my own demise |
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But you accept me every time and again |
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And never mention just how selfish i've been |
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Why must it always take me so long to see |
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That i have fallen but you will forgive me? |
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(repeat chorus 2x) |
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The warning signs are like flares in the night |
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Still i proceed my greed is in spite of the fire |
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I know that's bound to burn |
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Why is it that i always gotta learn... |
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The hardway, the hardway, i had to learn the hardway |
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The hardway, the hardway, i had to learn the hardway |