There's a long road in front of ya

There's a hard life behind ya

There's war been waged inside ya

You got big footsteps to follow

You got a soul that's barely hollow

And that's a hard pill to swallow

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow, woah)

When you were younger, just a bother, always felt so scared

Didn't know how to take it, but you always dared

And now you try to act like you never cared

Feeling halfway guilty 'cause my life was spared

It feels just like a curse and I'm always to blame

Shivers down my spine when I say your name

Since I was a kid, you were bigger than fame

I'd like to see the scar that you put in my brain

Early in my life, I was put to the test

I had to make some choices or forget about the rest

And when I speak this fire, you get nothing but the best

Let me tell you something that you better not forget

There's a long road in front of ya

There's a hard life behind ya

There's war been waged inside ya

You got big footsteps to follow

You got a soul that's barely hollow

And that's a hard pill to swallow

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow, woah)

The trauma from your mama nearly 20 years old

And your father made it harder with the soul that he sold

You know where they both went and you're ready to go

What happened? How did everything turn so cold?

We can talk about it 'til I'm turning blue in the face

I can laugh about it, joke about it, never the same

I can't keep pretending it don't cause any pain

It's a never-ending cycle that just can't be tamed

Early in my life, I was put to the test

I had to make some choices or forget about the rest

And when I speak this fire, you get nothing but the best

Let me tell you something that you better not forget

There's a long road in front of ya

There's a hard life behind ya

There's war been waged inside ya

You got big footsteps to follow

You got a soul that's barely hollow

And that's a hard pill to swallow

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow, woah)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow)

(Hard pill to swallow, woah)