Well I'm buckled up inside
It's a miracle that I'm alive
I 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


[Refrain]
Well why do the hands of time
So easily unwind

Some lessons we learn the hard way
Some lessons don't come easy
That's the price we have to pay

Some lessons we learn the hard way
They don't come right off and right easy
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've had some real good times


[Refrain]
Well why do the hands of time

So easily unwind
Some lessons we learn the hard way
Some lessons don't come easy

That's the price we have to pay
Some lessons we learn the hard way
They don't come right off and right easy

That's why they say some lessons learned we learn the hard way