Lyrics It's a Hard Life (Wherever You Go) - Nanci Griffith, London Symphony Orchestra

It's a Hard Life (Wherever You Go)

I don’t want my freedom
There’s no reason for living with a broken heart
This is a tricky situation
I’ve only got myself to blame
It’s just a simple fact of life
It can happen to anyone
You win — you lose
It’s a chance you have to take with love
Oh yeah — I fell in love
And now you say it’s over and I’m falling apart
It’s a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It’s a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you’re in love
I try and mend the broken pieces
I try to fight back the tears
They say it’s just a state of mind
But it happens to everyone
How it hurts — deep inside
When your love has cut you down to size
Life is tough — on your own
Now I’m waiting for something to fall from the skies
And I’m waiting for love
Yes it’s a hard life
Two lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It’s a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another — right from the start
When you’re in love
Yes it’s a hard life
In a world that’s filled with sorrow
There are people searching for love in ev’ry way
It’s a long hard fight
But I’ll always live for tomorrow
I’ll look back on myself and say I did it for love
Yes I did it for love — for love — oh I did it for love