Eric Church The Hard Way Lyrics

The Hard Way Lyrics

Only fools would race down Grist Mill Road

Let alone in angry weather

That's what I tell everyone I know

Now that I know better



That's a lesson I wish I would've learned

Without havin' to watch my Mustang burn

Before my best buddy had to wind up hurt

An' his whole life was changed



That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn

The hard way



Only a fool would keep a diamond ring

In a box on the top of his closet

He came so close, he almost asked

It was right there in his pocket



That's a lesson I wish I would've learned

Before standin' in the back row of that church

Watchin' her daddy givin' her

To the man who took my place



That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn

The hard way



Regret's been know to give a man a beatin'

But I ain't in the mood for fightin' back this evenin'



Only fools don't take the time of day

They stay too busy runnin'

To stop just once and tell their dad

An' just how much they love him



That's a lesson I wish I would've learned

Before that phone call came an' it was her

No, momma never had to say a word

I knew it was too late



That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn

The hard way



The hard way

The hard way

The hard way