Jay Knowles

 

Songs Recorded By:

  •     George Strait
  •     "She'll Leave You WIth A Smile"
  •     Jack Ingram
  •     "Love You"
  •     Montgomery Gentry
  •      "Self-Made Man"
  •     Blake Shelton
  •     Billly Ray Cyrus
  •     Trent Wilmon
  •     Trace Adkins
  •     Jimmy Stewart
  •     Luke Bryan
  •     Cyndi Thomson
  •     Charlie Robison
  •     Lance Miller
  •     Chris Ledoux
  •     Mel McDaniel
  •     Melinda Schneider
  •     Trent Summar & The New Row Mob

The Hard Way (Jay Knowles/Lance Miller)




Don't skip school don't learn to play pool

Don't shoot tequila and act the fool

Don't get caught smokin' or the coach won't let you play

It ain't because I ain't been told and told

You'd think I'd know now that I'm grown

But I keep not learnin' the hard way



When a county boy rolls up in town

He best keep his mouth shut and his eyes on the ground

Don't get mad when they laugh at the way you say whatcha say

Though my time in NYC was brief

I left behind a couple teeth

Cuz I keep not learnin' the hard way



How many don'ts do I have to do

How many dues do I have to pay

Til i get through my head

All the simple little lessons

That I keep not learnin' the hard way



A pretty girl is an ugly woman

If the heart inside her ain't a good one

So if you find a good one don't let her get away

Oh and be good to the one you got

That's one I have forgot a lot

And I keep not learnin' the hard way





I could do a lot better with a little second guessin'

A lot less time spent cleanin' up my messes

My unemployment record'd be a lot more impressive

But I keep not learnin' the hard way