Morning got my name on the paper by the door Same old habit laid out clean across the floor I tell myself, "Today I cut it off for good" Then I reach for it like a match to dry wood She keeps calling, I let it ring in the hall Phone face down, but I still hear it through the wall One more round, then I swear I'm done But the clock keeps turning and my hands still run I know that taste, I know that trace It lives too long in the same old place And every step back feels like a chain But my whole life learned this one refrain Hard to quit, hard to quit When you been doin' it, doin' it, doin' it for so long Hard to quit, hard to quit My heart says stay, but my mind says move along She keeps calling, calling my name I hear that sound like a spark in the rain Hard to quit, hard to quit I know it's time, I know it's time Last week I threw the rest into the bin By sundown I was back there digging in Tried to trade that fire for a quieter room But old flames leave a scar in the fumes She said, "Baby, why you acting so cold?" I said, "I can't keep living in a story that's old" Now I’m standing with my back to the door And I still feel that pull from the days before I know that taste, I know that trace It lives too long in the same old place And every step back feels like a chain But my whole life learned this one refrain Hard to quit, hard to quit When you been doin' it, doin' it, doin' it for so long Hard to quit, hard to quit My heart says stay, but my mind says move along She keeps calling, calling my name I hear that sound like a spark in the rain Hard to quit, hard to quit I know it's time, I know it's time I got scars on my will, dust on my pride Truth in my pocket, nowhere to hide If I walk away, let the old me spin Let the hard days go where the hard days been (Yeah) One breath now, one clear sky One last look, then I let it slide Hard to quit, hard to quit When you been doin' it, doin' it, doin' it for so long Hard to quit, hard to quit My heart says stay, but my mind says move along She keeps calling, calling my name I hear that sound like a spark in the rain Hard to quit, hard to quit I know it's time, I know it's time She keeps calling, but I let it ride That time to quit got me on the other side Hard to quit, hard to quit But I’m done now, done now, done now
