I learned everything the hard way
I learned everything the hard way
I never listened to what anyone had to say
I learned everything the hard way
The road was rocky but I dug my heels in

Till blood and concrete had worn right on through my skin

And it would take a special kind of pain

Before I'd ever say

"I learned my lesson, I learned my lesson"



I learned everything the hard way

I learned everything the hard way

I never listened to what anyone had to say

I learned everything the hard way



My every battle scar could tell a different tale

Of all the times I'd go all in and I would fail

And I know the house, it always wins

And jokers never say

"I learned my lesson, I learned my lesson"



I learned everything the hard way

I learned everything the hard way

I never listened to what anyone had to say

I learned everything the hard way



They like to say "I told you so"

But I know things, they still don't know

So many lessons I forget

So many nights that I regret



I learned everything the hard way

(I learned my lesson)

I learned everything the hard way

(I learned my lesson)

I never listened to what anyone had to say



I never listened and I still don't today

I learn everything the hard way