From the recording My Life in Words and Music Reimagined Edition
It's Hard Work Being Me (Classic Rock Ballad Version)
A powerful reimagining of the original song, blending raw vocals, driving guitars and a cinematic rock sound to tell the story of a life lived, scars earned, and self-acceptance found.
Lyrics
It’s Hard Work Being Me
Verse 1
Some mornings I wake up arguing
With the man inside my head
He reminds me of the things I said
And the roads I should’ve left
I’ve stumbled through a thousand lessons
Some I learned the hard way too
But every scar I’m carrying
Is a map that got me through
Pre-Chorus
I ain’t perfect, never claimed to be
But I’m still standing on my feet
Chorus
It’s hard work being me
Some days I barely get along
With the voice inside my mind
Singing its crooked song
But through every doubt and every test
Through the storms I’ve had to see
It’s hard work being me
But I wouldn’t want to be anyone else but me
Verse 2
I’ve chased dreams that ran like wild horses
Watched a few of them run free
And I’ve loved people who taught me
What forgiveness has to be
There were nights I thought I lost myself
In the shadows of the past
But every time the sun came up
I found my way back
Pre-Chorus
Every fall just reminds me
That getting up is who I am
Chorus
It’s hard work being me
Some days I barely get along
With the man inside my mirror
And the road that I’m walking on
But through every doubt and every test
Through the storms I’ve had to see
It’s hard work being me
But I wouldn’t want to be anyone else but me
Bridge
I could wear another person’s shoes
But they’d never fit my soul
Because every step that shaped this life
Is what made this heart whole
Final Chorus
Yeah it’s hard work being me
But every mile belongs to mine
Every wrong turn, every broken dream
Every mountain I had to climb
And if I had to live it all again
Exactly how it came to be
It’d still be hard work being me
But I wouldn’t want to be anyone else but me
Outro
Yeah the road ain’t always easy…
But it’s the only one that made me me

