John Waite – The Hard Way

(John Waite/Jeffrey Steele)

Jenny’s sitting in the car

In the middle of some abandoned Shoney’s parking lot

Ripping off the filters off her cigarettes

Crying, he loves me, loves me not

She checks her makeup in the rearview mirror and turns the radio on

It hasn’t hit her yet

But all she’s looking at is another lonely night coming on

Everybody learns the hard way

The hard way about love

It’s easy to think that there’s something better out there somewhere

But make no mistake

Everybody learns the hard way about love

Meanwhile across town Tommy’s in a dark bar watching some blonde girl shaking all she’s got

Out on the tiles, out on the edge

He’s gonna give it his best shot

All that hard earned money ever got him was all alone

It’s two in the morning and the only thing that’s falling is the rain

And it’s a long walk home

Everybody learns the hard way

The hard way, yeah

The hard way about love

It’s easy to think that there’s something better out there somewhere

But make no mistake

Everybody learns the hard way about love

Everybody learns the hard way about love

And in the cold heart light of day

Romeo doesn’t always get his Juliet

You take your hands off the wheel

Your eyes off the prize

You’ll get a lesson that you won’t forget

Down on your knees and regret

Chorus