Drive-By Truckers - A World Of Hurt lyrics

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nce upon a time, my advice to you

Would have been go out

And find yourself a whore

But I guess I've grown up

'Cause I don't give that kind of advice anymore

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

I was 27 when I figured out

That blowing my brains out wasn't the answer

So I decided, maybe I should find a way

To make this world work out for me

And my good friend Paul was 83

When he told me that, "To love is to feel pain"

I thought about that a lot back then

I think about that again and again

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

"To love is to feel pain" there ain't no way around it

The very nature of love is to grieve when it's over

The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits

Better roll 'em now before something else goes wrong

No, it's a wonderful world

If you can put aside the sadness

And hang on to every ounce of beauty upon you

Better take the time to know it

If you feel anything at all

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

So if what you have is working for you

Or you think that it can stand a reasonable chance

And whatever's broken seems fixable

And nothing's beyond repair

If you still think about each other

And smile before you remember

How screwed up it's gotten

Or maybe dream of a time less rotten

Remember, it ain't too late to take a deep breath

And throw yourself into it with everything you got

It's great to be alive

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt

Gonna be a world of hurt