[Verse 1]
I dropped the glass, watched it splinter
Cut my hands in a cold December
Tried to bluff like I knew the path
But I kept falling in the same old cracks
Ran too fast, missed every warning
Pride got loud and it killed my morning
You don’t win when you never bend
You just break and call it the end
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I see it clear
Every bruise had a name
Every wrong turn here
Taught me how to change
[Chorus]
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
Scars on the floor
They show me more
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
What I lost before
Made me want more
[Verse 2]
I burned that bridge with my own hands
Thought I was strong, thought I had a plan
Talked too big, moved too blind
Left the truth way back behind
Then the mirror didn’t lie to me
Showed my face and what I could be
Not a saint, not a saint at all
Just a man who learned to take the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I see it clear
Every bruise had a name
Every wrong turn here
Taught me how to change
[Chorus]
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
Scars on the floor
They show me more
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
What I lost before
Made me want more
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Crash the old me into the wall
Hear that echo when I hit that fall
I was loud, I was proud, I was out of line
Now I know that pain can sharpen time
[Guitar Solo]
[Final Chorus]
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
Scars on the floor
They show me more
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
What I lost before
Made me want more
I learned the hard way
I learned the hard way
Yeah, I paid that cost
And I’m still not lost