Life ain't easy   It's a long, hard, rocky road   Well it's dog, dog eat dog   And survival of the fittest so I'm told   No matter how you try   Life is hard and then you die      This old world is a tangle   You can't trust your closest friend   You know the devil wears a blue dress   And she's out to get you in the end   I can't count the tears I cried   Life is hard and then you die      Yeah, it's hard...      [Instrumental]      Everybody...   Got their own cross to bear   Black or white, rich or poor   You know the blues is everywhere (everywhere)   Just keep reachin' for the sky   Life is hard and then you die