The Hardest Way - Jason Myers

[Verse 1] I used to think the world was mine to fix, that every crack just needed faith and bricks. Now I see the truth through quieter eyes — some lessons come from an entire life…. There’s peace that hides inside the ache, the kind that only loss can make. And every wrong I tried to chase away still finds me, teaching me the hardest way. ⸻ [Chorus] Regret taught me hope, the hardest way. You can’t build love without decay. Every scar I tried to fade just showed me where I’d grown — Regret taught me hope, the hardest way. ⸻ [Verse 2] I’ve said the things I swore I’d never say, to people who deserved more than my pain. I’ve worn the guilt, I’ve worn the shame — and somehow, I love the man that came. [spoken - reflective - gospel] ‘Cause every fall’s a kind of prayer, every loss leaves something there. And I don’t fear the dark these days — I’ve learned it’s where I find my faith. ⸻ [Chorus] Regret taught me hope, the hardest way. You can’t build love without decay. Every scar my fingers trace just showed me where I’d grown — Regret taught me hope, the hardest way. ⸻ [Bridge] No one gets through clean. We all leave marks unseen. I don’t want to go back — but I’m grateful for those cracks. ⸻ [Final Chorus – soft, broken, alive] Regret taught me hope, the hardest way. I still fall down, I still stay. Every breath I take today carries every yesterday. Regret taught me hope — the hardest way. ⸻ [Outro] Yeah… the hardest way.