HARDLY THERE

HARDLY THERE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

THE SKY IS DARK

WHEN MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR

A LITTLE COFFEE

TO AWAKE MY SOUL

THEN OUT THE DOOR

INTO THE WORLD

TO EARN MY KEEP

THE DAYS ARE LONG AND HARD

THE PRICE SO VERY STEEP

I USED TO RUN I USED TO FLY

NOW I'M OLDER

I DON'T KNOW WHY

I HAVE TO TRY SO HARD

I DRAW ANOTHER CARD

BUT ITS A THREE

NO ACE FOR ME

NO SHORTCUTS THAT I CAN FIND

NO GENIE IN A LAMP

NO SILVER LINING, NO SILVER SPOON

DID INNOCENCE COME

 AND GO TOO SOON

DID THE MUSIC STOP

ON A SERIOUS NOTE 

YOU WORK ALL NIGHT

YOU WORK ALL DAY

YOU WORK YOUR LIFE AWAY

SO LITTLE TIME TO PLAY

TO LIVE TO GET AWAY

I HOPE ITS NOT TOO LATE

THE WAVES WILL HAVE TO WAIT

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE

HOW IS THAT FAIR

AT THE END OF THE DAY

WHEN I'M HARDLY THERE

SEE IT TO SERVE

SEE IT TO THE END

YOU ROLL WITHT HE PUNCHES

YOU LIFT AND YOU BEND

ANOTHER NUMBER

ANOTHER STAKE

NO OTHER ROAD TO TAKE

THE NEVER ENDING DAYS

MARKED IN PAIN

SO MUCH TO LOSE FOR

SO LITTLE GAIN

DRIFTING LEARNING 

LOVING LEAVING

SOMEWHERE ELSE I THOUGHT

 I SHOULD BE

I DIDN'T WANT IT

BUT LIFE CHANGED ME