hard lessons

I learned them once

I learned them twice

please listen to my advice

hard lessons

are the toughest to learn

hard lessons

never wait their turn

spoon-fed problems 

and tired eyes

more information to memorize

hard lessons

they're all the same

hard lessons

taking over my brain

          and you learn them

          over and over and over again,

          my friend

          you learn hard lessons

          over and over again

brand new morning

all is fine

except those lessons

you've left behind

hard lessons

never ending, it seems

hard lessons

waking you up from your dreams

the dog is barking

the mail is late

and all you think about

are your mistakes

hard lessons

taking up your time

hard lessons

at the scene of the crime

          and you learn them

          over and over and over again,

          my friend

          you learn hard lessons

          over and over again

take a deep breath

smile a new smile

all this education

gonna take a while

hard lessons

you know that you should

hard lessons

you're learning them good

          and you learn them

          over and over and over again,

          my friend

          you learn hard lessons

          over and over again