He said beer works but liquor's quicker
And he shot down that whiskey straight
Said I ain't no one but the secret is son
You gotta get out of your own way
I said my job sucks
Gotta broke down truck
And I feel like I'm spinnin my wheels
As the pool balls clicked
He pulled a lucky from his lip
And said son here's the deal
This ain't about easy its about tough
Its about leavin the house 'fore the sun comes up
The kickin, the cussin, the fussin, the fightin
Stayin in love when the money gets tight
When you start in this world with a wide eyed girl and a twenty dollar pawn shop ring
I know one thing
It ain't about easy
He looked at me from underneath his VFW cap
Said you're young and green and full of dreams what I wouldn't give for that
I said yeah but you know I ain't thirty years old and I feel like I've run out of breath
He said welcome to life son and you ain't alive, if you breakin a sweat
This ain't about easy its about tough
Its about leavin the house 'fore the sun comes up
The kickin, the cussin, the fussin, the fightin
Stayin in love when the money gets tight
When you start in this world with a wide eyed girl
And a twenty dollar pawn shop ring
I know one thing
It ain't about easy
Well I paid his tab and told him I was goin home
He said son just remember the highs are higher than the lows are low
This ain't about easy its about tough
Its about about leavin the house 'fore the sun comes up
The kickin, the cussin, the fussin, the fightin
Stayin in love when the money gets tight
When you start in this world with a wide eyed girl
And a twenty dollar pawn shop ring
I know one thing
It ain't about easy
It ain't about easy