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Artist: Emmylou Harris
Canonical path: /emmylou-harris/hard-bargain
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Hard Bargain
Read Hard Bargain lyrics by Emmylou Harris on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hard Bargain
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I'm a bit run down, but I'm okay
I just feel like calling it a day
But you send me back to the start
You drive a hard bargain
Each time I'm heading for nowhere
Doomed and determined to go there
It seems I never get far
'Cos you drive a hard bargain
You drive a hard bargain
How's a guy supposed to fail
With someone like you around?
I've tried and tried to no avail
You just can't seem to let me down
You drive a hard bargain
How's a guy supposed to fail
With someone like you around?
I've tried and tried to no avail
You just can't seem to let me down
You drive a hard bargain
You drive a hard bargain
So I'll keep on playing that old song
'Cos for all I know it's where I belong
When the world is breaking my heart
You drive a hard bargain
You send me back to the start
You drive a hard bargain
You drive a hard bargain
I'm a bit run down, but I'm okay
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Emmylou Harris performs "Hard Bargain", and this lyric page sits inside the Emmylou Harris catalog on LyroVerse.
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