[Verse 1]
Stale coffee in a chipped white mug
Paycheck short and the rent too much
Hand-me-down dreams in a small town truck
Still I keep the engine running
[Chorus]
It was a long hard life
But it made me stronger
Made me fight
Every bruise
Every late night
Built these bones
Lit this fire
Yeah
A long hard life
Turned my shaking into spine
I was breaking
Now I rise
Long hard life
But it made me fight
[Verse 2]
Phone calls that never called back
Friends stuck in the same old trap
I packed my doubts in a beat-up bag
Hit the road
Heart still humming
[Chorus]
It was a long hard life
But it made me stronger
Made me fight
Every bruise
Every late night
Built these bones
Lit this fire
Yeah
A long hard life
Turned my shaking into spine
I was breaking
Now I rise
Long hard life
But it made me fight
[Bridge]
All those nights I cursed the sky
Now I wear those scars like light
If the world swings first
I swing twice (hey!)
I’m still here
I’m still alive
[Chorus]
It was a long hard life
But it made me stronger
Made me fight
Every bruise
Every late night
Built these bones
Lit this fire
Yeah
A long hard life
Turned my shaking into spine
I was breaking
Now I rise
Long hard life
But it made me fight