it ain t easy people talk i don t care what they say in the long run gonna do it my way had some breaks paid for my mistakes lord knows i ve had my share of heartaches now i ve learned to see what my daddy always tried to tell me it s a hard life living on your own it ain t easy so far from home it s a hard life and it s lonely too when you trying to find a friend or two to stand by you said it wasn t easy the simple dreams i never understood local boy trying to make it good take my life i tried to calculate it the price i paid i underestimated late at night in bed i think of what my momma said it s a hard life living on your own things are never easy when you re far from home it s a hard life and it s lonely too when you re trying to find a friend or two to stand by you you go where you want don t let them tie you down do what you want can t let them push you round it s never never easy oh oh oh now and then the road it gets tough it s a struggle just to get enough it s a hard life and it takes its toll before his time a man grows old it s a hard life and it s lonely too when you re looking for a friend or two to stand by you yeah it ain t easy oh oh oh it s a hard life living on your own said it wasn t easy when you re far from home it s a hard life and it s lonely too you re looking for a friend or two they d be standing next to you said it s never easy
['album rock', 'classic rock', 'country rock', 'folk rock', 'hard rock', 'mellow gold', 'pop rock', 'rock', 'singer-songwriter', 'soft rock']