The Hardway — текст песни (DC Talk)

(chorus)
Some people gotta learn the hardway
I guess I`m the kinda guy
That has to find out for myself
I had to learn the hardway, Father
I`m on my knees and I`m crying for help
Now I`ve been high and I`ve been low
I`ve been some places that you will not go
I never thought there would come the day
When I wished I never would`ve lived this way

But I`ve been searching for a long, long time
I thought the devil was a friend of mine
I turned my back on everything that was true
And wasted years that belong to you

(chorus)

It took so long for me to see
That I`m a victim of nature and me
Left to myself I realize
I am the maker of my own demise

But you accept me every time and again
And never mention just how selfish I`ve been
Why must it always take me so long to see
That I have fallen but you will forgive me?

(chorus)

The warning signs are like flares in the night
Still I proceed my greed is in spite of the fire
I know that`s bound to burn
Why is it that I always gotta learn...
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway