Dc Talk - The Hardway lyrics

(chorus)<br>Some people gotta learn the hardway<br>I guess I'm the kinda guy<br>That has to find out for myself<br>I had to learn the hardway, father<br>I'm on my knees and I'm crying for help<br><br>Now I've been high and I've been low<br>I've been some places that you will not go<br>I never thought there would come the day<br>When I wished I never would've lived this way<br>But I've been searching for a long, long time<br>I thought the devil was a friend of mine<br>I turned my back on everything that was true<br>And wasted years that belong to you<br><br>(repeat chorus)<br><br>It took so long for me to see<br>That I'm a victim of nature and me<br>Left to myself I realize<br>I am the maker of my own demise<br><br>But you accept me every time and again<br>And never mention just how selfish I've been<br>Why must it always take me so long to see<br>That I have fallen but you will forgive me? <br><br>(repeat chorus 2x)<br><br>The warning signs are like flares in the night<br>Still I proceed my greed is in spite of the fire<br>I know that's bound to burn<br>Why is it that I always gotta learn...<br>The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway<br>The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway