Well, here I am in the wind again
Floating where it takes me
Laughin' and a splashin' in the summer sun
Until the alarm clock awakes me

Then it's coffee and a kiss and two cigarettes
And I'm back out in the cold, cold weather
Chasin' my dream but I just can't seem
To rub two coins together, sing it

Life ain't easy, they never said it would be
Life ain't easy, whoever said it should be
Life ain't easy, and nothing comes free, free, free, free

Life ain't easy, tell me all about it
Life ain't easy, no, no, no, no
Life ain't easy, and nothing comes free, for you or me

That woman, she don't understand
The way my mind keeps driftin'
And the Lord don't always lend a hand
When my poor heart needs liftin'

Is home and kids really all there is
Or is there something better?
And how much soul must a poor man sell
To rub two coins together? Don't you know that?

Life ain't easy, no, no, no, no
Life ain't easy, whoever said it would be
Life ain't easy, and nothing comes free, free, free, free

Life ain't easy, can you hear me
Life ain't easy, tell me all about it
Life ain't easy, and nothing's free, free, free, free

Life ain't easy, yes you never help them
Life ain't easy, no, no, no, no
Life ain't easy, and nothing comes free, free, free, free

Life ain't easy, no, no, no, no
Life ain't easy, tell me all about it
Life ain't easy