The Hardway
Been living my life all broken and bruised
A shadow of being, alone and abused
Been keeping myself where no one can offend
Alone in the dark, no light at the end
'Cuz it's a big, bad, ugly world
I wanna make it alright, but I'm just a girl
And I know how they talk, and I know what they say
They say she gonna hafta learn, the hardway
Been living my life all broken and bruised
A shadow of being, alone and abused
Been keeping myself where no one can offend
Alone in the dark, no light at the end
'Cuz it's a big, bad, ugly world
They say I can't fix it up 'cuz I'm just a girl,
But I got nothin' to do, that's better than livin' today
So bring it on, I'm ready to do it the hardway
Out there on my own I had nothin' to lose,
And nothin' to love, all alone and confused,
I left it behind and I'd do it again
The world that I knew just so empty and grim
And I'm living my life one day at a time,
'Cuz if I don't I think I might just lose my mind
And everyone tells me that everything's alright,
But nothin' worth fightin' for comes without a fight
And we line up in rows, but with numbers for names
We all lose in the end, doesn't matter who you blame
But I still got my fight and I'm askin' you too,
Would it boil in your blood if you knew what they knew!
'Cuz it's a big, bad, ugly world
I wanna make it alright, but I'm just a girl
And I know how they talk, and I know what they say
They say she gonna hafta learn, the hardway
'Cuz it's a big, bad, ugly world
They say I can't fix it up 'cuz I'm just a girl,
But I got nothin' to do, that's better than livin' today
So bring it on, I'm ready to do it the hardway