the hard way

Lyrics

only fools would race down grist mill road, let alone in angry weather, that what i tell everyone i know, now that i know better, that's a lesson i wish i woulda learned, without havin' to watch my mustang burn, before my best buddy had to wind up hurt, an' his whole life 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 woulda 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', an' to stop just once to tell their dad, just how much they love him, that's a lesson i wish i woulda 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