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The Hard Way

from The Hard Way Blues by Jesse Dayton

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lyrics

Bangin' my head up against the wall ever since I was a kid 
Could have took their advice for an easier life, but I guess I never did 
Fightin' off rednecks, getting handcuffed and hauled away 
Now I'm rottin' in hell in a county jail with nothing to say 
 
And I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way yeah 
I did it the hard way, now 
 
Blew my money as fast as I made it never saved a dime 
We're all marks for banks and credit cards when we're 25 
Ten years later, well the IRS came knockin' on my door 
They said son, you better pay us 500Gs before we ask for more 
 
And I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way yeah 
I did it the hard way, now 
 
In my broke down palace 
With a heart as big as Dallas 
Well young, dumb and risky  
With a liver full of whiskey 
Lookin' back on them days  
Being stuck in a cage 
Well I did it, I did it the hard way  
 
I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way 
 
Tore up, drivin' a 454 and feelin' sky high 
Until Johnny Law read me my rights for a DWI 
Mandatory 30 days man in a little country jail 
Now I'm waitin' on cash from some biker crank just to pay my bail 
 
And I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way yeah 
I did it the hard way, now 
 
Well, luck of the Irish or divine fate either way I survived 
Now I'm kneelin' on my knees at the foot of my bed and I'm grateful I'm alive 
But the shitty committee's still raising Cain in the back of my head 
Lord give me the sense not to jump the fence and wind up dead 
 
And I did it the hard way 
I did it the hard way yeah 
(I did it the hard way) 
(I did it the hard way) 
(Well I did it the hard way yeah) 
(Uh huh)

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from The Hard Way Blues, releases May 31, 2024
Produced by: Shooter Jennings
Written by: Jesse Dayton

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Jesse Dayton Beaumont, Texas

Equally steeped in Texas/Louisiana blues, old-school country and punk-rock, East Texas native Jesse Dayton is the music world’s best-kept secret, hiding in plain sight as a guitarist for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and L.A. punk pioneers X, as well as touring with Social Distortion, the Supersuckers and John Doe. ... more

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