Hard Out Here Lyrics
Garrett Hedlund
Lyrics
Well, after all these years of running 'round
Always flying high and falling down
I gotta get back to the way I was
Gonna turn it all 'round just because
And everybody's talking about the shape I'm in
They say, "Boy, you ain't a poet, just a drunk with a band"
All over and over, again and again
Lord, they don't know about the places I've been
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
I used to have heart but the highway took it
The game was right but the deal was crooked
Lord, I'll make it perfectly clear, it gets hard out here
I guess there must be something I'm missing
My momma told me I should've gone into easy listening
Going with the band 'cause I thought it was cool
Oh good Lord, I should've gone back to school
Oh, pretty darling, it'll be okay
You know one of these days I'm gonna take you away
She said, "Oh sweet daddy, you're probably right
You know we might get lucky but it won't be tonight"
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
I used to have heart but the highway took it
The game was right but the deal was crooked
Lord, I'll make it perfectly clear, it gets hard out here
I know it don't seem it
I said I tried but I never did mean it
Nobody's listening so we might as well scream it
Oh, God, we're all outta beer, it gets hard out here
Song & Lyrics Facts
Garrett Hedlund's song Hard Out Here is a track from his debut album, Inside Llewyn Davis (Original Soundtrack Recording). The album was released on November 12th, 2013 by Nonesuch Records.
The genre of the song is folk music and it was written by Marcus Mumford and T Bone Burnett. The band members who contributed to this song are Garrett Hedlund, Marcus Mumford, Simon Felice, Tony Garnier, Donnie Herron and Jim Keltner. The lyrics of the song tell an honest story about the struggles that come with being an artist in the big city. It speaks to the loneliness and difficulty of trying to make it as a musician while also having to navigate life’s other challenges. According to a review from Rolling Stone magazine, “the song captures the spirit of a man determined to make his own way…no matter how hard it may be."