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Artist: Betty Who
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The Hard Way
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The Hard Way
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How do you know a shoe don't fit
If you don't get to try it on?
Change your mind till you find the one
How do you know you got it right?
Unless you go and get it wrong
Twenty-three, that was me with us
But here you are in an airport bar
Can I clear the air yet?
Have we made it there yet?
Loving you is what I had to do
Till I had to walk away 'cause
I thought that I could change
But you and I aren't built the same
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
Went lookin' for the truth
Found findin' me meant losin' you
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
Remember when we took the train
A hundrеd blocks out of the way
So we could talk and you could walk me homе
You told me, I could take forever
Because I was worth the wait
That was love, I fucked it up, I know
But here we are at an airport bar
Laughin' like we used to
God, I really missed you
Breakin' you nearly broke me too
Now, all that I can say is
I thought that I could change
But you and I aren't built the same
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
Went lookin' for the truth
Found findin' me meant losin' you
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
But here you are in an airport bar
Can I clear the air yet?
Have we made it there yet?
Loving you is what I had to do
Till I had to walk away
I thought that I could change
But you and I aren't built the same
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
Went lookin' for the truth
Found findin' me meant losin' you
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The hard way, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm sorry that I had to learn the hard way
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