The Hard Way Lyrics - Eric Church

1 Only fools would race down Grist Mill Road

2 Let alone in angry weather

3 That what I tell everyone I know

4 Now that I know better

5 That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned

6 Without havin' to watch my Mustang burn

7 Before my best buddy had to wind up hurt

8 An' his whole life changed

9 That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn the hard way

10 Only a fool would keep a diamond ring

11 In a box on the top of his closet

12 He came so close; he almost asked

13 It was right there in his pocket

14 That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned

15 Before standin' in the back row of that church

16 Watchin' her daddy givin' her

17 To the man who took my place

18 That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn the hard way

19 Regret's been know to give a man a beatin'

20 But I ain't in the mood for fightin' back this evenin'

21 Only fools don't take the time of day

22 They stay too busy runnin'

23 An' to stop just once to tell their Dad

24 Just how much they love him

25 That's a lesson I wish I woulda learned

26 Before that phone call came an' it was her

27 No, Momma never had to say a word

28 I knew it was too late

29 That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn the hard way

30 The hard way

31 The hard way

32 The hard way