Hard Way

Old and weathered these mountains
Worn and rounded their shoulders
Smooth under our soles
Become hard like the stone

I watched you steeling yourself
Against the fear
But there's always been something else
That really drives you
We have energy left to burn
We still have it all to come
There's a long list of things for us
In the glowing morning

All the lessons that we learned
Have all been learned in the hard way
And soon there'll be nothing to deny

The best things are good to touch
But never take hold of
If we can forgive ourselves
We must forgive the others
The seasons will always return
When they're ready
Like people will always come 'round
When they're ready

And the lessons that we learned
Have all been learned in the hard way
And soon there'll be nothing to deny
And new lessons that we learned
Have all been learned in the hard way
And soon there'll be nothing to deny

And you don't know how the healing works
And you sure don't know how long it takes
The spirit will always find a way
Come back when you're ready
Come back when you're ready
When you're ready