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Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Canonical path: /mary-chapin-carpenter/the-hard-way
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The Hard Way
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The Hard Way
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Show a little insperation show a little spark
And show that things that drew me to you when you stole my heart
And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do
And look at me as if I mean something to you
Our hearts are beating while we sleep but while we're wide awake
You know the world wont stop and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart and what your heart mite say
Everything we got we got the hard way
Show a little passion baby show a little style
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
You know we got this far darling not by love but by never
turning back
Some will call on destiny but I just call on faith
You know the world wont stop and actions speak louder
Listen to you heart and what your heart might say
Everything we got we got the hard way
Caught up in our lives theres not a lot left over
I see whats missin' in your eyes your searching for that field of clover
So show a little insperation show a little spark
And show the world a little light when you show it your heart
We've got two lives one were given and the other one we make
And the world wont stop and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart and what your heart might say
Everything we got we got the hard way (Everything we got we got the hard way)
Everything we got we got the hard way
(Because the world wont stop) hang on baby...
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