Coffee and cigarettes, how you gonna pay your debt Big dreams fade away, never found the words to say Up down, sweet and low, buzzing on the radio Sit back, wait your turn, feel it when your body burns Who's standing tall, you gotta save yourself You play with fire, man, you gonna get burned Who don't fall, you gotta make it count The easy lessons are hardest to learn The easy lessons are hardest to learn Outside in the rain, pouring down the gutter drain Night's long, day's slow, situation's getting old Hard times, heavy weight, work is always out of state Blindfold me, time to roll, take me where the wind blows Who's standing tall, you gotta save yourself You play with fire, man, you gonna get burned Who don't fall, babe, you gotta make it count The easy lessons are hardest to learn The easy lessons are hardest to learn Who's standing tall, you gotta save yourself You play with fire, man, you gonna get burned We don't fall, babe, you gotta make it count The easy lessons are hardest to learn The easy lessons are hardest to learn Baby, easy lessons are the hardest to learn