[Verse 1] I used to chase the fire just to learn its name came home with singed-up sleeves and a pocket full of shame Lord knows I paid in bruises for every foolish view now I can see the fence line before I run clean through [Pre-Chorus] These bones got a map now of every rough old road I still feel the weather but I don’t take every load [Chorus] Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way thank God for the slow burn and the miles I made Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way I still have my lessons but they hurt less these days [Verse 2] I learned the word “stay” by watching someone leave learned a cracked-open heart can still have room to breathe I learned not every storm cloud means the sky is done some mornings just ask you to wait until they come [Pre-Chorus] My hands are not as eager my temper’s not as fast I know which doors are mercy and which ones never last [Chorus] Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way thank God for the slow burn and the miles I made Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way I still have my lessons but they hurt less these days [Bridge] Lord knows I have learned too many lessons that way with a mouth full of smoke and a soul in disarray but age is a kind teacher with a quieter hand she says, “child, you don’t need to touch every flame to understand” [Chorus] Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way thank God for the slow burn and the miles I made Less to learn the hard way less to learn the hard way I still have my lessons but they hurt less these days
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