The Hard Way

When I was five I'd ride my bike faster then the wind Mama said, "if you don't slow down you're gonna fall right off that thing" Well, I learned that the hard way Sneaking out after dark looking for teenage kicks Daddy said, "don't drink too much, it's the worse kind of sin" And I learned that the hard way The hardest thing I ever learned was You're only gonna know what you've got When you know it's not coming back You're only gonna know what to say When it's too little, it's too late It's me and my heart alone in the dark Now you're gone like you said you'd be gone one day If I didn't change And I learned that the hard way I should've said 'I love you' more I should've given you all my time I should've asked you, "baby, what's wrong?" When you said, "everything's fine" I knew you were lying And I learned that the hard way The hardest thing I ever learned was You're only gonna know what you've got When you know it's not coming back You're only gonna know what to say When it's too little, it's too late It's me and my heart alone in the dark Now you're gone like you said you'd be gone one day If I didn't change And I learned that the hard way I only knew how to love you when I lost you When I lost you You're only gonna know what you've got When you know it's not coming back You're only gonna know what to say When it's too little, too late You're only gonna know what you've got When you know it's not coming back You're only gonna know what to say When it's too little, too late It's me and my heart alone in the dark Now you're gone like you said you'd be gone one day If I didn't change, if I didn't change Ooh, I should've changed And I learned that the hard way I learned that the hard way I learned that the hard way --- The Hard Way - The Shires