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The Hard Way Every Time

Released by Jim Croce in 1973
From the Album: I Got A Name |

This version of The Hard Way Every Time was released by Jim Croce in 1973.

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Yeah, I’ve had my share of broken dreams
And more than a couple of falls
And in chasin’ what I thought were moonbeams
I have run into a couple of walls
But in looking back at the places I’ve been
The changes that I’ve left behind
I just look at myself to find
I’ve learned the hard way every time

‘Cause I’ve had my share of good intentions
And I’ve made my share of mistakes
And I’ve learned at times it’s best to bend
‘Cause if you don’t well those are the breaks
Should have listened to all the things I was told
But I was young and too proud at the time
Now I look at myself to find
I learn the hard way ev’ry time

But in looking back at the lessons I’ve learned
And the mountains I wanted to climb
I just look at myself to find
I’ve learned the hard way ev’ry time

‘Cause I’ve had my share of broken dreams
And more than a couple of falls
And in chasin’ what I thought were moonbeams
I have run into a couple of walls
But in looking back at the faces I’ve been
I would sure be the first one to say
When I look at myself today
Wouldn’ta done it any other way


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When you decide to study the lyrics to The Hard Way Every Time, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Jim Croce. Some of the lyrics to The Hard Way Every Time have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Jim Croce and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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You can understand the lyrics to The Hard Way Every Time if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 The Hard Way Every Time" means the words set to the music of The Hard Way Every Time, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jim Croce. 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 The Hard Way Every Time and the lyrics to The Hard Way Every Time are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jim Croce who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Hard Way Every Time, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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