The Hard Way
Finding Home in Unfamiliar Roads
Lyrics
Well I just hit town
Expressing arrival in town
You know the old routine
Referring to a familiar routine
Try to tear it down
Suggesting an attempt to dismantle something
Like you've never seen
Describing the destruction as unprecedented
It's a brand new year
Marking the beginning of a new year
Feels like '27 warmed over
Comparing the current situation to the year 1927
'27 warmed over
Repeating the comparison to emphasize familiarity
On the road again, off of Highway 10
On the move, traveling on Highway 10
In a cabin on a rural route
Staying in a cabin along a rural route
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Expressing a determination to learn through difficult experiences
How fast I can wear my welcome out
Acknowledging a potential for wearing out one's welcome
Lord I miss this place
Expressing longing for a familiar place
Could have stayed
Regret for not staying in that place
Instead tried to keep the pace
Trying to maintain a fast-paced lifestyle
Out at Diamond Head
Referring to Diamond Head as a location
I was almost there
Expressing proximity to the destination
Silver medal for the loser
Receiving recognition for being a loser
Silver medal for the loser
Repeating acknowledgment of being a loser
On the road again, off of Highway 10
Back on the road, off Highway 10
In a cabin on a rural route
Staying in a cabin on a rural route again
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Reiterating the intention to learn the hard way
How fast I can wear my welcome out
Acknowledging the potential for wearing out one's welcome
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Repeating the determination to learn through difficult experiences
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Emphasizing the commitment to learning the hard way
Now I'm headed out
Continuing the journey with unresolved feelings
With the same unrest
Describing a persistent sense of unrest
Tried to tear it down
Repeating an attempt to tear something down
But it was unimpressed
Highlighting the lack of impact on the target
Used to feel like home
Recalling a place that used to feel like home
It was rolling in the clover now
Describing a past state of comfort
'27 warmed over now
Reiterating the comparison to the year 1927
It's '27 warmed over
Emphasizing the familiarity of the current situation
On the road again, off of Highway 10
Back on the road, off Highway 10 again
In a cabin on a rural route
Staying in a cabin on a rural route again
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Reiterating the intention to learn the hard way
How fast I can wear my welcome out
Acknowledging the potential for wearing out one's welcome
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
Repeating the determination to learn through difficult experiences
How fast I can wear my welcome out
Acknowledging the potential for wearing out one's welcome
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