The Hard Way Official Lyrics

[Intro – Spoken] Yeah… My life looks easy now… But you don't see everything I had to go through. You only see the smile… You don't see the pain behind it. I learned everything the hard way. [Verse 1] My life looks easy, that's what people see, But they don't know the weight that's inside of me. I kept my head up when I wanted to cry, Smiled for the world while I was dying inside. Nobody saw all the nights I stayed awake, Nobody saw every move that I had to make. I took my losses, I learned from the pain, Walked through the storm just to see better days. They think I'm lucky, they don't know my story, They see the shine but don't remember the struggle. I had to fall just to learn how to stand, Had to lose things just to understand. [Pre-Hook] You don't see the tears behind my eyes, You don't know the battles I survived. If you knew what it took to get this far, You'd understand these scars. [Hook] My life looks easy now, But you don't know what I've been through. I had to learn the hard way, Had to find my way when nobody came through. My life looks easy now, But there's a story underneath this smile. I kept walking through the darkness, Just to make it out alive. [Verse 2] I lost some people, lost some time, Lost myself trying to make everything right. Had to stop waiting for somebody to save me, Started believing the person God made me. I don't complain, I just keep moving, Even when my heart feels like it's losing. Every scar got a lesson attached, Every setback put me back on track. Now when you see me, don't think it's easy, You don't know the nights when the pain got deep. I prayed when I couldn't find no answer, Held onto faith when I couldn't see the future. [Bridge – Emotional] Maybe one day you'll understand, Why I became the person that I am. I didn't choose the hardest road, But I kept walking when I carried that load. [Final Hook] My life looks easy now, But you don't know what I've been through. I had to learn the hard way, Had to find my way when nobody came through. My life looks easy now, But there's a story underneath this smile. I kept walking through the darkness, And I'm still standing now. [Outro] Yeah… Don't judge the chapter when you never read the whole book. I made it through the hard way. Still here. Still standing.