some lessons

well i'm buckled up inside

it's a miracle that i'm alive

i do not think i can survive

on bread and wine alone

to think that i could have fallen

a centimeter to the left

would not be here to see the sunset

or have myself a time

well why do the hands of time

so easily unwind

some lessons we learn the hard way

some lessons don't come easy

that's the price we have to pay

some lessons we learn the hard way

they don't come right off and right easy

that's why they say some lessons learned we learn the hard way

remember the sound of the pavement

world turned upside down

city streets unlined and empty

not a soul around

life goes away in a flash

right before your eyes

if i think real hard well i reckon

i've had some real good times

well why do the hands of time

so easily unwind

some lessons we learn the hard way

some lessons don't come easy

that's the price we have to pay

some lessons we learn the hard way

they don't come right off and right easy

that's why they say some lessons learned we learn the hard way