Songs:Hard Love (100403)

Lyrics

Hard Love

She’s standin’ on the platform, Jersey Coast Line Station
Wonders what she ever did to end up like this
A suitcase with a broken latch, roll of singles in her pocket
And the bitter taste of blood and tears from last nights Judas Kiss

A tattoo underneath her eye to remind her of her virtue
And one that’s burned into her heart to remind her of her sin
And she tells herself that this time when that train pulls from the station
She’ll ride it like a memory and she won’t be back again

And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
It’s hard, hard, hard.....
And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
And it’s hard, hard love.....

Ocean County Boatyard, pallets and a fork lift
A hammer poundin’ in his head and a fire down below
And last night’s just an echo from another lifetime
Like some old broken melody on a dime store radio

Now it’s bloodstains on a dirty shirt and pockets full of nothin’
And a coat that’s made of guilt and shame, worn for all these years
And he tells himself that this time when he steps into the kitchen
He’ll find the man he used to be reflected in her tears

And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
It’s hard, hard, hard.....
And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
And it’s hard, hard love.....

Standin’ at the window, day old cup of coffee
Suitcase with a broken latch underneath the bed
Headlights in the driveway, footsteps in the alley
A train pulls in a station a hundred miles away

And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
It’s hard, hard, hard.....
And it’s hard, hard love, hard love you know
And it’s hard, hard love.....

lyrics by George Wirth