Seven years old I felt the sting World was heavy no angel's wing No lullabies just broken strings ... [Chorus] Hard life knocking Every door it breaks Hard life talking Every step it takes Hard life Oh hard life Never a breath it fakes [Music] [Verse 2] Nights were cold and days were mean Dreams got lost in the in-between A child who grew where hope ain't seen [Prechorus] But the fire inside It burned It stayed Through the shadowed paths I made [Chorus] Hard life knocking Every door it breaks Hard life talking Every step it takes Hard life Oh hard life Never a breath it fakes [Music] [Outro] Gravel roads and skies of gray Still I rise I find my way Hard life You're a beast I slay