Hard Knocks

Once upon a time There was a young boy And he had no home To call his own 'Cause the one that he came from It was broken too He was broken three Broken in four

So he took to the road Well not that storybook road But the road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks Yeah, that road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks

Well, lessons were learned And a heart it got burned And the innocence turned Like it will do Into something tough as leather Protect you from the weather Yeah, some so tough Nobody can hurt you

So you take to the road Well not that storybook road But the road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks

Now everybody's got A path they must tread And tread you must Till your dead But if that young boy Could pass on one fine [?] Said never let go Of [?] scoldin' rain

Don't become as tough as leather Who cares about the weather And always let love in Even if it hurts you

'Cause we're all on the road Not that storybook road But the road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks Yeah, that road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks

Yeah, we're all on the road Not that storybook road But the road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks Yeah, we're all on the road Not that storybook road But the road where the hard knocks Meet the hard rocks