{"id":56638,"date":"2026-11-07T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=56638"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:22:27","slug":"the-hard-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/11\/07\/the-hard-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hard Way?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Intro]
\nRound and round
\n(Here we go again)
\nSame old ground
\n(Where have we been?)<\/p>\n

Take a breath
\n(And count to ten)
\nWhy do we keep
\n(Doing it again?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nRunning into walls
\nThat we’ve already found
\nPicking up the pieces
\nScattered on the ground<\/p>\n

Taking the same road
\nExpecting something new
\nMaybe there’s a better way
\nIf we change our point of view<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhy…
\n(Do it the hard way again?)
\n… and again
\n(… and again…)<\/p>\n

Try
\n(Finding a new way to begin)
\n… and dive in!
\n(Begin!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLearning from mistakes
\nIs how we get ahead
\nBut doing them repeatedly
\nIs banging on your head<\/p>\n

A little innovation
\nCan change the way you play
\nDon’t keep doing yesterday
\nThe same old way today<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhy…
\n(Do it the hard way again?)
\n… and again
\n(… and again…)<\/p>\n

Try
\n(Finding a new way to begin)
\n… and dive in!
\n(Begin!)<\/p>\n

Think!
\n(Outside the box!)
\nMove!
\n(Undo the locks!)<\/p>\n

Learn!
\n(From what went wrong!)
\nChange!
\n(And carry on!)<\/p>\n

Don’t confuse tradition
\n(With the only way)
\nThere’s always room for something new
\n(Another brighter day)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhy…
\n(Do it the hard way again?)
\n… and again
\n(… and again…)<\/p>\n

Try
\n(Finding a new way to begin)
\n… and dive in!
\n(Begin!)<\/p>\n

Why…
\n(Keep repeating the past?)
\nMake a change
\n(And make it last!)<\/p>\n

Try
\n(There’s more than one way to win)
\n… and dive in!
\n(Begin!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nAgain?
\n(No, not again!)<\/p>\n

A new way?
\n(That’s how we begin!)<\/p>\n

Try it!
\n(Apply it!)<\/p>\n

Change it!
\n(Rearrange it!)<\/p>\n

Why do it the hard way…
\n(When there’s another way?)<\/p>\n

Begin!
\n(Begin!)<\/p>\n

From the album “Vista<\/a>“<\/strong>
\nand Reggae Takeaway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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