Well smoking dope is dopey; gets you busted by old Smokey And it's no aid to love Jesus or yourself Well, I guess that's why I do it; I'm trying to get through it And die before I have to ask for help It's a hard life and everybody knows It's quite a feat how they keep stepping on your toes It's a hard life so people get ready They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady There's a redneck bummer in an H2 Hummer And he sure does hate the queers I guess some life choices are cries for help That nobody ever hears It's a hard life and everybody knows It's quite a feat how they keep stepping on your toes It's a hard life so people get ready They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady It's a hard life Well I've been sitting here for days just counting all the ways Everybody done me wrong Too stoned to understand that all my big plans Was only gonna end up a song It's a hard life and everybody knows It's quite a feat how they keep stepping on your toes It's a hard life so people get ready They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady They give you loose gravel and call it rocksteady