Pam Tillis - The Hard Way lyrics

I was always, fallin out of trees And slippin in the rain Momma sighed as she nursed my scratches and my scrapes She said, girl, why you gotta learn the hard way Was at 17, I fell hard Momma said she saw it comin as we drove off in his jacked up car And she said, girl, oh girl, why ya gotta learn the hard way Well I never liked the sound, the sound of that And when I should have thought it over well I never did think twice And I have no excuses, its just the way my heart was wired But I love to play with matches so I have to walk through fire I learn the hard way I'm drawn to trouble my heart just couldn't tell I courted disaester And each dance ended just the same All my friends said Why ya gotta learn the hard way Well I never liked the sound, the sound of that And when I should have thought it over well I never did think twice And I have no excuses, its just the way my heart was wired But I love to play with matches so I have to walk through fire I learn the hard way So why arent ya leaving or already gone Each time I believed before thats right where it all went wrong But you swear you love me and I think you mean it You say you're ganna stand by every promise that you make It's good you plan to stick around forever and a day Cause I learn the hard way I learn the hard way