When I was born My daddy said I was broken Beginning of the end To a life I hadn't chosen He taught me how to give up He taught me how to work the system But I never had the time And never had the luxury Life's hard I've always known that Never been handed no welcome mat When I die Please don't cry 'Cause heaven's my home anyhow Shinin' my shoes Feels like time for wasting 'Cause this bright sun Is the only shine I need They say you only live once That the light you get's for keeping But glory's gonna come And make a new man outta me Life's hard I've always known that Never been handed no welcome mat When I die Please don't cry 'Cause heaven's my home anyhow When I was born My face was like the angels I took my father by the hand And said "Life won't be hard now" Life's hard I've always known that Never been handed no welcome mat When I die Please don't cry 'Cause heaven's my home anyhow.