The Hard Way

I wish that I could find the perfect words

To take away your hurt, but they just don't exist

There's nothin' I can say to try to numb your pain

Afraid you'll have to find that comfort from within

You've been through the dark, you made it, but face it

It tore you apart, I see all those scars

I used to fight the devil every night

In my apartment buildin' after leavin' the bar

Got a lot in common, me and you, I bet

I just got done fallin' and you're losin' grip

I've been slippin' lately and you 'bout to trip

But I've been hell and back, and you ain't left there yet

The truth is, we ain't lookin' at a pretty picture

Exhaust is fillin' up the garage you sit in

A mouth full of pills and a gut full of liquor

Cuts in your wrist that are too deep for stitches

We just wanna live, take off all our skin

Find the broken part and try to get it fixed

Find the hope we had and feel like normal kids

Find a way that isn't torture to exist

Damn, all of the research and studies

Donated money and still we got nothin'

We've dedicated days to mental health awareness

Why do we still feel empty and embarassed

Tough times don't last

Tough times don't last, tough people do

This too shall pass

The clouds gon' break, we'll drop the roof

Like ooh, livin' the hard way

Livin' the hard way

And I know your condition is awful, I lived it

I swallowed those pills and I got the prescriptions

I prayed up to God, I'm not even religious

Tried everything twice and the cycle is vicious

Got a lot in common I think, you and I

Exhausted fighting thoughts of suicide

I often wonder if the cloud I'm under

Isn't gonna break until I lose my mind

Huh, I bet you relate

I bet when you're all by yourself you can't seem to feel safe, same

I bet you ain't scared of the grave

But the man in the mirror makes you feel afraid

The future started lookin' pretty grim for us

Got a rope around your neck and you about to jump

Got a television sittin' on the edge of the tub

And an overdose of ativan under your tongue

Try to sit in a river when it's the middle of winter

And hold a pistol to your head and see if you pull the trigger

And that is just the beginnin' of livin' lonely and bitter

Because depression locked you up inside your head like a prison

I know you're still out there

You're quietly waiting for somethin' to give

You silently suffer alone

And nobody knows 'cause you don't leave the crib

Tough times don't last

Tough times don't last, tough people do

This too shall pass

The clouds gon' break, we'll drop the roof

Like ooh, livin' the hard way

Livin' the hard way

Tough times don't last

Tough times don't last, tough people do

This too shall pass

The clouds gon' break, we'll drop the roof

Like ooh, livin' the hard way

Livin' the hard way