Well, I'm buckled up inside   Miracle that I'm alive   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   And that's the price we have to pay      Well, some lessons we learn the hard way   They don't come right off and right easy   And 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 had some real good times      Why do the hands of time   So easily unwind?      Some lessons we learn the hard way   Some lessons don't come easy   And that's the price we have to pay      Well, some lessons we learn the hard way   They don't come right off and right easy   And that's why they say some lessons learned   We learn the hard way