Hard Life
Journey Through Struggle: Grayson Hugh's Reflections on Life's Hardships
Lyrics
Well my daddy
Reflecting on the speaker's father
He went down
Describing the father going to work
Down to the mine
Working in a mine at the town's edge
At the edge of town
Setting the location of the mine
Down to the mountain
Describing work in the mountains
In the dark all day
Highlighting the long, dark workdays
Just to bring home
Working to bring home a modest income
His meager pay
Emphasizing the meager pay received
He's been working all his life
Father's lifelong dedication to work
To make the best of it
Persisting through challenges
Sometimes I'd look into his eyes
Speaker reflecting on father's experiences
And see the lightning of the years
Seeing the impact of years on the father
Hard life, there must be something to it
Recognizing the difficulty of life
Hard life, keep living it
Encouraging resilience in facing challenges
Hard life, are we ever going to see it
Questioning the possibility of a brighter future
That light, before the end of it
Seeking hope before life's end
Well my mama
Shifting focus to the mother's teachings
You know she taught me
Highlighting maternal guidance
Lessons of life and love
Lessons on life and love from the mother
How could she have known
Unaware of the sacrifices involved
What it would cost her
Reflecting on the cost to the mother
All those years
Years dedicated to the family
She gave to us
Recognizing the mother's dreams
So many dreams I know she had
Acknowledging the unfulfilled dreams
By the wayside
Dreams left unattended
Sometimes I'd look into her eyes
Looking into the mother's eyes
And see the rainbow of her tears
Seeing the emotional struggles
Hard life, must be something to it
Reiterating the challenges of life
Hard life, keep living it
Encouraging perseverance through hardships
Hard life, are we ever going to see it
Questioning the possibility of a brighter future
That light now
Searching for light in difficult times
In a land so beautiful
Describing the beauty of the land
You just can't ever leave
Expressing a reluctance to leave
Like a lover, she's so wonderful
Comparing the land to a wonderful lover
But she only makes you grieve
Highlighting the sorrow caused by the land
Lonely people never speaking
Observing the silence of lonely individuals
What they're feeling
Not expressing true emotions
It's a tragedy when
Describing life when meaning is lost
Life has lost it's meaning
Expressing the tragedy of a purposeless life
I want to shake you by the shoulders
Wanting to shake someone to express emotion
Til you're screaming
Intensity of emotions and frustration
Hard life, hard life
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