Hard Road

No-one ever promised,
No-one gave their word
That life would be a bowl of roses
No matter what you’ve heard.
You can’t go freewheelin’
When your road is all uphill
And nothing ever feels the same as once you hoped it will.
Never hope for ending
And never hope for ease
‘Cause what you face will grind you down
And bring you to your knees.
It’s a hard road you’ve got to walk.

Take love when you find it,
For it’ll be gone soon
And leave you like a lonely wolf who’s
A-howling at the moon.
You can’t hope for better
Because this is all there is.
It does no good to dream away. You
Face life as it is.
Always hold your head up
And take it on the chin
And struggle on through wind and rain
To end what you begin,
Though it’s a hard road you’ve got to walk.