Lyrics to
Hard Road

This version of Hard Road was released by Black Sabbath in 1978.

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Old men crying, young men dying
World still turns as Father Time looks on
On and on
Children playing, dreamers praying
Laughter turns to tear as love has gone
Has it gone?

Oh, it’s a hard road
Oh, it’s a hard road

Whirlwind churning, lovers learning
On this path of life we can’t back down
Is it wrong?
Widows weeping, babies sleeping
Life becomes the singer and the song
Sing along

Oh, it’s a hard road
Carry your own load

Why make the hard road?
Why can’t we be friends?
No need to hurry
We’ll meet in the end

Why make the hard road?
Why can’t we be friends?
No need to worry
Let’s sing it again

Brother’s sharing, mother’s caring
Nightime falling victim to the dawn
Shadows small
Days are crawling, time is calling
To the Earth another life is gone
Love line drawn

Oh, it’s a hard road
Carry your own load
Oh, it’s a hard road
Oh, it’s a hard road…

Forget all your sorrow, don’t live in the past
And look to the future, `cause life goes too fast, you know
Forget all your sorrow, don’t live in the past
And look to the future, `cause life goes too fast, you know
Forget all your sorrow, don’t live in the past
And look to the future, `cause life goes too fast, you know…

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About Lyrics and Hard Road by Black Sabbath

The lyrics to Hard Road are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Black Sabbath in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Hard Road are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Black Sabbath and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Hard Road back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Hard Road by Black Sabbath in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hard Road" means the words set to the music of Hard Road, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Black Sabbath. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hard Road and the lyrics to Hard Road are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Black Sabbath who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hard Road, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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