The Hard Way

I been, I been, I been
 I been touchin' fires for the sake of feelin'
 I been chasin', chasin'
 Chasin' all these highs so I could crash the ceiling
 I been restless, tempted to follow every devil way down
 I took it so low and at that time I had no way out
 I had to see
 Try to believe
 I write my story and this ain't how it's endin'
 Said to myself
 Said to myself
 "This ain't how I'm gonna go down"
 When the bottom hit my soul
 I had to climb up all alone
 When the night shone down my hope
 I had to find the light to hold
 You gotta break just a little
 Die just a little
 To come alive in the right way
 And sometimes to get home you gotta go
 The hard way, hard way
 Turnin', turnin', turnin'
 Turnin' every corner 'cause my heart was yearnin'
 For something more than 4am
 This open bed, no I don't miss that feelin'
 I don't see a reason
 Chasing love down a dead end
 But see the truth is
 I wouldn't know that unless I did
 I had to see
 Try to believe
 I write my story and this ain't how it's endin'
 Said to myself
 Said to myself, "this ain't how I'm gonna go down"
 When the bottom hit my soul
 I had to climb up all alone
 When the night shone down my hope
 I had to find the light to hold
 You gotta break just a little
 Die just a little
 To come alive in the right way
 And sometimes to get home you gotta go
 The hard way
 I wouldn't know what I'm made of
 If I took the easy way out (I took the easy way out)
 As long as it took me to get here
 Hard times were what I found (I found)
 I wouldn't know what I'm made of (I wouldn't know)
 If I took the easy way out (I took the easy way out)
 As long as it took me to get here (to get here)
 Hard times were what I found
 When the bottom hit my soul
 I had to climb up all alone
 When the night shone down my hope
 I had to find the light to hold
 You gotta break just a little
 Die just a little
 To come alive in the right way
 Sometimes to get hope you gotta go
 The hard way