Left my home when I was young Sold my heart for a song I may be wrong To think you'd sing along But the hardest thing I ever had to do Was stand up straight and try to love you Playing cards in motel rooms I can't take calls they won't get through You know this life But that don't make you right Still the hardest thing I ever had to do Was stand up straight and try to love you Changing strings and breaking town Drank so much I damn near drowned Can't get much rest Living like this Still the hardest thing I ever had to do Was stand up straight and try to love you (2x) Oh the hardest thing I ever had to do Was stand up straight and love you