Rufus Dupree - The Hard Way Lyrics

I was born with one black eye
Vengeful god looked down from the sky
The way you are born is the way you die
You will never be nothing so do not even try

Weary of your twisted love
No reply from the man up above
But the sun it shines on a brand-new morn
And again and again and again I am born

You are going to start living
You are going to start living
The Hard Way

Win no ribbon pass no test
Lame-duck cuckoo trapped in the nest
Trailer-park dreams on cinder blocks
Opportunity knocks the door stays locked

Sixty-three Chevy parked on the lawn
Eight-track playing the same three songs
Smoke on the Water Blood on the Tracks
Punch that pedal and do not look back

You are going to start living
You are going to start living
The Hard Way

Miles and miles a vanishing point
See no future time out of joint
Doppelganger get out of my way
And I do not give a f*ck what the small minds say

Swing the bat put the ball in play
The bases are loaded every single day
Rounding third destination unknown
Roam and roam until I find my home

You are going to start living
You are going to start living
The Hard Way

It's a Hard Way
It's a Hard Way
It's a Hard Way