Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more Hard time here and everywhere you go Times is harder than ever been before And the people are driftin' from door to door Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go Hear me tell you people, just before I

Me, I just don't give a Bounce, Bounce Stand up, shout it out Bounce, Bounce I play hard, I play to win Count me out, count me in I'll be bouncing back again I been knocked down so many times Counted out 6, 7, 8, 9 Written off like some bad deal

And the dreams grow teeth and the beasts come out and cast their long shadows I'm not afraid of the dark; we've been here before, Fallen on hard times, Honey, we've fallen on swords So if a long shadow falls across your heart, I'll be right here with

Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know I work hard (damn right), I get bored (sometimes) Do it big (all night), still want more

I wanna lash out I wanna let it out I can't be the cork, come out of the bottle 'Cause I can feel it on the back of my tongue On the back of my tongue Oh, hard to hold this fire inside me All I know, sometimes it's frightening Hard to hold this fire

Hard times as we go While she says she's on her own I'll be pacin' on the phone Sneakin' on the train come back Awful sick and tired of the gang Cold when you're near any bottle We know what times will change I talked to Jesus Jesus says I'm okay

Can I get a witness I want a witness Witness, witness Ah listen everybody, specially you girls Is it right to be left alone When the one you love is never home I love too hard my friends sometimes say But I believe I believe that a woman should be loved

Too many hands Being laid on her Too many eyes will never see That it's dragging her down She turns 'round She's one of a kind Sometimes hard to find Like a rainbow Well, she's lost all her glory

I wish you peace when times are hard I wish you peace when the cold winds blow Warmed by the fire's glow I wish you comfort in the, the lonely time And arms to hold you when you ache inside I wish you hope when things are going bad Kind words when times

Sometimes good intentions It’s all talk, talk, talk Talkin' in the wind It only slows you down If you start listenin' And it’s a whole lot harder to shine Don’t come across so well