Life is Hard

Mac

I am all for the pursuit of happiness as well as reveling in those rare times that you actually capture it.  But I also think that happiness is elusive and overrated.  Most things of real value are born of struggle. One thing I know for sure is that at sometime or another, in one way or another, for everybody Life is Hard.  It’s a universal thing, it just differs in duration and degree.

Brad

This is my favorite lyric on the project. Mac is an amazing lyricist. It might seem like a breeze to come up with a line like “the answer is easy, life is hard” – but it’s not. From the first listen, it reminded me of children gathered around for a bedtime story. So I wanted to create a quaint and understated piano part symbolizing grandfatherly tales. Then, a toy celeste to evoke a childlike innocence.

I went to two doctors     to see what was ailing me
One of them said “you’re fine” and one said “we’ll see”
Every day is the roll of the dice
Every page on your calendar comes with a price
And with every turn     you learn

That life is hard
But your heart is strong
Sometimes you wanna get off
Sometimes you’re just hangin on
And just when it feels like you’ve figured it out
It catches you off guard
The answer is easy
Life is hard

They say we’re all equal     they say we’re the same
But them good ole boys making the rules
They’re fixin’ the game
You gotta stand strong     learn to take a good punch
or the next thing you know they’ll be eatin’ your lunch
They swear that they’re right     but they’re wrong

And life is hard
But your heart is strong
Some days take all that you’ve got
You might feel like you’re falling     you’re not
But just when if feels like you’ve figured it out
It catches you off guard
Who said it was easy?
Life is Hard

I had a good friend     but he went away
There’s a photo out front of the Woods     way back in the day
We were just kids startin’ to shine
We had us a run     till he ran outta time
Now so long
He’s gone

And life is hard
But you’re heart is strong
Who thought you’d ever get older?     Who thought that you’d last this long?
But just when it feels like you’ve figured it out
It catches you off guard
Its not ‘sposed to be easy
Life is Hard