Well my daddy
He went down
Down to the mine

At the edge of town
Down to the mountain
In the dark all day

Just to bring home
His meager pay
He's been working all his life

To make the best of it
Sometimes I'd look into his eyes
And see the lightning of the years


Hard life there must be something to it
Hard life keep living it

Hard life are we ever going to see it
That light before the end of it


Well my mama
You know she taught me
Lessons of life and love

How could she have known
What it would cost her
All those years

She gave to us
So many dreams I know she had
By the wayside

Sometimes I'd look into her eyes
And see the rainbow of her tears


Hard life must be something to it
Hard life keep living it
Hard life are we ever going to see it

That light now

In a land so beautiful

You just can't ever leave
Like a lover she's so wonderful
But she only makes you grieve


Lonely people never speaking
What they're feeling

It's a tragedy when
Life has lost it's meaning
I want to shake you by the shoulders

Til you're screaming

Hard life hard life...