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Artist: Bobby Long
Canonical path: /bobby-long/it-s-hard-to-take
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It's Hard To Take
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It's Hard To Take
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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
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