From the recording HOLD OUT...HOLDING OUT
Lyrics
SOMETIMES IT AIN’T EASY
Sometimes you win…sometimes you lose
Sometimes the outcome is nothing that you’d choose
Sometimes you speed…sometimes you stall
Sometimes you don’t know where you’re running to at all
It ain’t easy being you…it ain’t easy being me
Sometimes you fight…sometimes you don’t
Sometimes you run away but you know sometimes you won’t
Sometimes you bend…sometimes you break
Sometimes you hate the world for all you have to take
It ain’t easy being you…it ain’t easy being me
Everybody’s got their hustles
Their dreams, their schemes and plans
Their pockets full of gold
Their hells...their promised lands
But no one wants the cards I’m holding in my hand
Believe me…I understand
Sometimes you sing…sometimes you cry
Sometimes you feel it’s just as easy to say good-bye
Sometimes you laugh…sometimes you shout
Sometimes you shake your head not knowing what it’s all about
Sometimes you lie…sometimes you don’t
Sometimes you need to speak the truth but you know you won’t
Sometimes you run…sometimes you stay
Sometimes you close your eyes hoping it all goes away
It ain’t easy being you…it ain’t easy being me
It ain’t easy being you…it ain’t easy being me
© 2026 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson