Listen to Hard Way Home by Brandi Carlile

Hard Way Home

Brandi Carlile

Singer/Songwriter

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Brandi Carlile

Vocals

Tim Hanseroth

Guitar

Phil Hanseroth

Bass

Allison Miller

Percussion

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Brandi Carlile

Composer

Tim Hanseroth

Composer

Phil Hanseroth

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tim Hanseroth

Recording Engineer

Trina Shoemaker

Trina Shoemaker

Mixing Engineer

Brandi and The Twins

Brandi and The Twins

Producer

Jerry Streeter

Assistant Engineer

Jon Ervie

Engineer

Stephen Marcussen

Stephen Marcussen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sometimes I lose my faith in luck

I don't know what I want to be when I grow up

I just count the rain

Wearing the floor through the boards again

I wish I could find a soul to steal

I could be the engine, you could be the wheel

And we could drive it home

And never have to worry about being alone

[Verse 2]

Ooh, I'll follow my tracks

See all the times I shoulda have turned back

Ooh, I wept alone

I know what it means to be on my own

Ooh, the things I've known

Looks like I'm taking the hard way home

Ooh, the seeds I've sown

Taking the hard way home

Taking the hard way home

[Verse 3]

Never did learn how to follow the rules

I never was good at sleeping while the moon was full

I'll just lie and burn

Wreck my mind while the planet turns

Sometimes I wish I could start again

Try and do the right thing every now and then

I'd step in line

That's what I would do if I could turn back time

[Verse 4]

Ooh, I'll follow my tracks

See all the times I should have turned back

Ooh, I wept alone

I know what it means to be on my own

Ooh, the things I've known

Looks like I'm taking the hard way home

Ooh, the seeds I've sown

Taking the hard way home

Taking the hard way home

[Verse 5]

I'll tell you how I want to live

Forget about the take

Forget about the give

I want to leave this town

Fake my death and never be found

[Verse 6]

Oooh, I'll follow my tracks

See all the times I should have turned back

Oooh, I wept alone

I know what it means to be on my own

Oooh, the things I've known

Looks like I'm taking the hard way home

Oooh, the seeds I've sown

Taking the hard way home

Taking the hard way home

[Verse 7]

Sometimes I lose my faith in luck

I don't know what I want to be when I grow up

I just count the rain

Wearing the floor to the boards again

I wish I could find a soul to steal

I could be the engine, you could be the wheels

And we could drive it home

Never have to worry about being alone

[Verse 8]

Oooh, the things I've known

Looks like I'm taking the hard way home

Oooh, the seeds I've sown

Taking the hard way home

Taking the hard way home

Taking the hard way home

Written by: Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth

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