A Hard Life Makes A Good Song - The Infamous Stringdusters

Is your heart beating hard when you see the lawman

Do you feel like you’ve run your last mile

When you’re out in the cold with the blue lights flashin'

Something waits at the end of your trial

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

A hard life makes a good song

A hard life makes a good song

Does she take all you give, just to call her baby

And you know she’s just playing a game

When you lay in your bed with one eye open

Something waits at the end of your pain

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

A hard life makes a good song

A hard life makes a good song

When you’re singing your song and you really mean it

There’s a power in what you have said

If the words that they hear have them believin'

Everyone in the room nods their head

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

A hard life makes a good song

A hard life makes a good song

You know a hard life makes a good song