The Hard Way Lyrics - Johnny Cash

Oh, the hells I 

put myself through 

The fights I 

didn't need to fight 

This thick head of mine 

ya couldn't get through 

Had to do it wrong 

just to get it right 

...just to get it right 

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I learned the Hard Way 

the hard way taught me well 

the hard way 

sure put me (this boy) through some hell 

The hard way 

taught me how to tell 

the right way from the wrong 

and on which side I belong 

Deep are the memories 

as a young boy 

of the lessons 

that I learned 

My mama warnin' me 

that fire is no toy 

Ya play with fire boy 

and you get burned 

...Oh I got burned 

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I learned the Hard Way (repeat) 

What others learned in Sunday school 

I learned by gettin' black n' blue 

I learned the Hard Way (repeat)