[Chorus] It′s a shame you have to learn the hard way Now I have to take my love away U see I could′ve made it easy For you to become a part of me
You could′ve even say I′m sorry For all the hurt and pain you caused me Now I am supposed to give my deepest sympathy You see I had enough of cryin′ And I′m tired of all the lyrin′ You see I refuse to let you take advantage of me baby [Chorus]
Never took the time to think of All the love that we have shared I realized that most of the time You were just not there It was hard for me to see when When your love was blinding me But now I know I have to let you go your seperate way [Chorus]
Things will never be the same Cause baby, baby you did me wrong Hurt so bad I can′t move on Was it worth all of your pain Cause, baby you′ve got to pay Got to learn the hard way [Chorus]
Hey there little darling, where′d the old man go? Why don′t we get out of town and do it all night long? We can lie out in the field til the morning light Then me and your old man are gonna have to fight Start the loving in the truck and wind up in the ditch The old man will come a-runnin′ with a hickory switch Oh, no, gotta learn this some day Why, I, gotta learn the hard way Buddy showed me just how fast a car can go I′ll race you for your pink slip right before this show Put your girlfriend in the bet to make things good Cause she′s been staring at me like no girlfriend should Bastards sitting right there on the starting line Stuck the sugar in your gas tank by myself last night Oh, no, gotta learn this some day Why, I, gotta learn the hard way Hey there little darling, where′d the old man go? Why don′t we get out of town and do it all night long? We can lie out in the field til the morning light Then me and your old man are gonna have to fight Start the loving in the truck and wind up in the ditch The old man will come a-runnin′ with a hickory switch Oh, no, gotta learn this some day Why, I, gotta learn the hard way Oh, no, gotta learn this some day Why, I, gotta learn the hard way