Jeff Shattuck - The Hard Way (feat. Elliot Randall) Lyrics

Back in St. Paul, I was ready for a fall
The air smelled of rain, there were voices in the walls
But still we talked of love
And when push came to shove
We backed away and talked ourselves into thinking we had enough

And I found out the hard way
I should've done it the easy way
The writing was on the wall
And I can read
But hope can sound so true
As it's lying through and through
And so the hard way was the way for me and you

Days became weeks, and weeks became years
We settled into trenches, protected from our fears
But there was one train ride
Through a wide countryside
Where we both knew the other had told a lie

And I found out the hard way
I should've done it the easy way
The writing was on the wall
And I can read
But what we say and what we do
Are like lies what is true
And so the hard way was the way for me and you
And there's a place I know

Where the rock is broken
The river runs through
Like the words unspoken
And in the glass hotel
Only one thing was clear
You were leaving in the morning
And it would soon be here
But still we made our plans
Talked of what love demands
But talk isn't something you can always understand

And I found out the hard way
We should've done it the easy way
The writing was on the wall
And we can both read
But what we hope and what is true
Can be so hard to choose
And so the hard way was the way for me and you