I haven't had the perfect world dreamed of by all the inane
I've lived a long life of hardship, dealt with all the burden and pain
You don't know what thats like, you lived in a world of wealth
You had the money, the connections, the picture of perfect health
I've had my battles with bottles and needles, lines, smokes, and pills
I've conquered them all one by one, and succumbed back into their fills
I can't help but think of the resource I wasted
Living a life I've both loved and hated

You had the easy path
I had the hardest climb
You had the get away
I had to do the time
You had it all in the palm of your hand
I worked from nothing at start
You had a soul full of shit and a world full of money
But I had heart

It's a hard life

I've bled myself of my money and hope and fallen to the deepest place
I've got to the top of the world and fallen back to the floor with disgrace
That money and popularity you have can't buy you a speck of respect
It can't buy you any seriousness and it'll never fill your endless emptiness

You had the cards to play
I had the shit to deal with
You had an easy start
I had a rough begin
You had it all in the palm of your hand
I worked from nothing at start
You had a soul full of shit and world full of money
But I had heart

It's a hard life (x4)

You are nothing
You are worthless
You are nothing
You are useless
You are nothing
You are worthless
You are nothing
I am something more

It's a hard life (x8)