The Ole Hard Way

That was more than 30 years ago So far long away from being old Never quite sure what to do Only made the choices I had to And I found out Found out the old hard way Found out the old hard way Teacher told me world would pass me by Late again again and looking high And I knew eventually he'd be right Still the words never made me try And I found out Found out the old hard way Found out the old hard way Smashed my face in on my buddy's bike Took it for a spin late one drunken night I was lucky luck was all I heard Hospital bed was better than a church And I found out Found out the old hard way Found out the old hard way Found out the old hard way Found out the old hard way