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Hard It Goes

from Hearsay by Stephen Simmons

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Wrote this song with my friend Doug Waterman. Both of us are big Charlie Rich fans...obviously.

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HARD IT GOES

A bottle of wine
Two tall beers
A shot of bourbon
To starve out the tears
My baby’s gone
Loneliness wearin’ thin
Sittin alone starin at these walls
Takin my medicine

CHORUS:
I should leave I suppose
But I’d just be the drunk at the party
That nobody knows
So I stay home, seal up these windows
For the long cold
Love comes easy but hard it goes

Charlie Rich on my radio
Like he’s been right here
the most beautiful girl in the world
whisperin’ goodbye in my ear
that clock up on my wall
must be stuck in gear
second hand must understand
been tryin to move on all year

REPEAT CHORUS

Love comes easy but hard it goes
Love comes easy but hard it goes
My bloody thumb on the vine of a rose
Cause love comes easy but hard it goes



~Stephen Simmons/Doug Waterman

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from Hearsay, released July 28, 2013
Stephen Simmons: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Marty Lynds: Drums
Tim Marks: Bass
Alex McCollough: Pedal Steel Guitar
Jen Gunderman: Piano, B-3, Harmony Vocals
Eric Fritsch: Electric Guitar

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Stephen Simmons Nashville, Tennessee

Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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