HARD THINGS (BALLADS OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON) Yeah, I'm the first to say I appreciate the shade But there's no easy day when there's so much at stake I can hear it in the wind, the tide pulling on the waves But I can see the fear in your eyes tempting you to stay If love is better than your hardest drink Get on in, honey, come with Me We were never for a life of ease There's a steeper cost to know beauty But I've seen your sunburn, girl, and I know You can do hard things Love is patient and kind, and I can't force you to decide Where you want to be in the days before you die I got all The time in the world to age this new wine But I can't stick around Even if you stay behind If love is better than your hardest drink Get on in, honey, come with Me We were never for a life of ease There's a steeper cost to know beauty But I've seen your sunburn, girl, and I know You can do hard things You could lose all your time looking for water for your soul So lean your ear in, darlin—you've gotta listen close A love worth your life, it's gonna cost you your home But you're the bone of My bone—you're never gonna be alone There's a wider world Across the sea Cross the water, girl To the world's last stand with Me