Hard Times
Scabs Lyrics

I gave you a hard time, I told you the news
I didn't deliver a message gently or nicely, and I gave you bad news.

there's no "I'm sorries" 'cause there ain't no excuse
I have no good reason for what I did, so apologizing seems insincere.

the things I've been doin', the things that I say
My actions and words have been harmful to our relationship.

the road to ruin between you and me
The way things are going, our relationship is headed for destruction.

my reasons for cheating, I don't know what to say
I don't have a good excuse for why I cheated.

maybe it's nature, havin' its way
Perhaps I cheated because it's just human nature to be unfaithful.

you know that I love you, but that's easy to say
I may say I love you, but my actions haven't shown it.

you'd make me proud of you if you would stay
I want you to stay because it would make me happy and proud, not necessarily because it's what's best for you.

I promised you sunshine, I promised you you'd be all mine
I made grand promises to you, but failed to deliver on them.

instead of the good times, a killer came and took your heart away
Instead of the happy times we were promised, something terrible happened and you were hurt deeply.

I gave you hard times, baby
I caused you a lot of pain and difficulty.

I told the truth in lies
Even though I told the truth, I did so in a deceitful way that hurt you more.

I was silly believing my lies could last
I was foolish to think that I could continue to deceive you without ever getting caught.

'cause sooner or later the rumour would spread
Eventually, the truth about my actions would come out for everyone to hear.

I often wonder how the things would be
I think about how different things might have been if I hadn't cheated or if you hadn't found out.

if you hadn't found out the truth about that girl and me
If you hadn't discovered that I was cheating with someone else, things might have been different in our relationship.

can't promise you sunshine, can't promise you you'll be all mine
I can't make any more big promises to you, because I haven't been able to keep the ones I've already made.

I'll try to be honest, unlike the first time it won't slip my mind
I'm going to make an effort to be truthful with you from now on, and not let myself forget about it.

repeat chorus
The chorus repeats the same message about causing hard times and telling the truth.

I look out the window, I watch the street kids grow
I am reminiscing about a simpler time in my life, when I was younger and carefree.

life was so easy when I was that old
When I was younger, life seemed much simpler and less complicated than it does now.

there were no lies and no things to be told
In my memories of the past, things seemed more honest and straightforward than they do in my current situation.

just lullabies and time to grow old
Back then, life was full of comfort and peace, with no worries or stress to speak of.