What a fall from grace, what a cruel deceit

What a lack of love behind the sociopathy

Used me for your secrets, used me for some dimes

Breaking blood upon this single mother’s whipping hide

And this bitter wisdom makes me quiet and still

Peace and happiness in our hearth and home

Just optimistic wishes from my blind and trusting hope

If only I had listened to that inner voice

I never would have carried out the people-pleasing choice

And this bitter wisdom makes me scared to trust again

I found out the hard way

I tasted the apple

Found out the hard way

Abandoned the garden of innocence

Yes I walked the aisle to make a man of you

But those very papers brought me unexpected truth

Crawling back to zero, these lessons in my life

Bring me closer to the tender mortal life am I

And this sober wisdom brings silver linings to light

I found out the hard way

I tasted the apple

Found out the hard way

I played in the lightning

Found out the hard way

By pushing the boundaries

Found out the hard way

Abandoned the garden of innocence

Found out the hard way

Discovered a backbone

Found out the hard way

I learned to love myself

Found out the hard way

The payment for freedom

Found out the hard way

Abandoned the garden of innocence