It's Hard To Take

You shot the bird from my tree

And you nailed him to the gate

That kept in souls of the soldiers

You bedded, who you fed and who you saved

So I asked them all for a knife

To free the wings of this bird

That bore the brawn of the guilt you threw me

On my hand you left in the world

And it's hard to take

And it's hard

And it's hard, too hard, for me, for me

It's too hard for me to take

The captain he bought me gun

And flirted my mind with his rage

He said I'm too young to die so I'll run

He said a man shouldn't hide in his grave

You will look at me in the eye

Like you did when I was still true

I wouldn't fire a bullet for him

But I'd fire a hundred for you

And it's hard to take

And it's hard

And it's hard, too hard for me, for me

It's too hard for me to take

I don't know the depths of the sea

Like I don't know the depths that I'll go

Since the burden has been passed onto me

Maybe someday you'll give up and go

The dog it barks in the night

Scaring away any peace that's around

Your voice was a siren to them

But to me you're just like that hound

And it's hard to take

And it's hard

And it's hard, too hard, for me, for me

It's too hard for me to take

Shoot them all with your blood

Bury my heart in the lake

It needs to rest for awhile

Just like you said I'm hard to take

So tie up the bows on your dress

And I'll tie up the lace on my shoes

Light up the candle you're holding

And I'll light both ends of this fuse

Now don't you pity a man with his face

I can work or weep with this hammer

For people always took you for granted

Maybe it was just your way with that (?)stammer(?)

And it's hard to take

And it's hard

And it's hard, too hard, for me, for me

It's too hard for me to take

And it's hard, too hard, for me, for me

It's too hard for me to take