Drugs taught me a lesson How not to sleep at night Drugs taught me a lesson Things just don't work out right That's one Hard lesson to learn Drugs taught me a lesson How to cheat and steal Yeah, d** taught me a lesson Just how low can you feel And that's one Hard lesson to learn Drugs taught me a lesson You can never get real high Drugs taught me a lesson It's so easy to die And that's one Hard lesson to learn Drugs taught me a lesson How to lose control Drugs taught me a lesson Just how to lose my soul
And that's one Hard lesson to learn And if you've got money to burn You've still got to wait your turn And that's one hard lesson to learn Drugs taught me a lesson I learned it the hard way Drugs taught me a lesson Can't believe I'm here today And that was one Hard lesson to learn Hard lesson to learn Hard lesson to learn Hard lesson to learn Hard lesson to learn Hard lesson to learn (Hard lesson) Hard lesson to learn (Yes, it is) Hard lesson to learn (So hard, so hard, hard, yeah) Hard lesson to learn