Hard To Love – English Lyrics

• By: Lee Brice
• Album: Hey World

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt honesty of Lee Brice's "Hard To Love." This powerful country song offers a relatable narrative about self-awareness and unconditional love, providing a rich vocabulary for expressing complex emotions and gratitude in English. By exploring its lyrics, you'll gain insight into common idioms and conversational phrasing used in country music, making it an excellent choice for expanding your English comprehension and emotional expression.

[English]

I am insensitive, I have a tendency

To pay more attention to the things that I need

Sometimes I drink too much

Sometimes I test your trust

Sometimes I don't why you stay with me

I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy

And, I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood

I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me

I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good

Mmm, yeah

...

I am a short fuse

I am a wreckin' ball, crashin' into your heart like I do

You're like a Sunday mornin'

Full of grace and full of Jesus

I wish that I could be more like you

I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy

'Nd I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood

I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me

I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good

Love me good

Girl, you've given me a million-second chances

And I don't ever wanna take you for granted

I'm just a man, I'm just a man

Hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy

And I couldn't do it If I stood where you stood

I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me

I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me

(Hard to love, hard to love)

I don't make it easy

I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood

I'm hard to love, hard to love, 'nd you say that you need me

I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good (hard to love, hard to love)

You love me good (hard to love, hard to love)

You love me good

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - something necessary or required
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - not easy; requiring effort
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something verb - believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of
fuse /fjuːz/ B2	noun - a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electrical circuit if the current exceeds a safe level
wreckin /ˈrekɪn/ B2	verb - to destroy or severely damage
ball /bɔːl/ A1	noun - a spherical object used in games
crashin /ˈkræʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - to hit something violently
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - courteous goodwill
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of something
chances /ˈtʃænsɪz/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
granted /ˈɡræntɪd/ B2	adjective - used or enjoyed by someone else without permission verb - agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
insensitive /ɪnˈsensətɪv/ C1	adjective - showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings
attention /əˈtenʃn/ B1	noun - notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important

Key Grammar Structures

• I am insensitive, I have a tendency To pay more attention to the things that I need

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (am, have), Infinitive of Purpose (To pay)

  ➔ Uses the present simple tense to describe habitual actions and states of being. "To pay" is an infinitive used to express the purpose of the tendency, meaning 'in order to pay'.

• Sometimes I drink too much

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency (Sometimes), Adverb of Degree (too)

  ➔ "Sometimes" indicates how often the action occurs. "Too much" indicates the degree to which he drinks.

• Sometimes I don't why you stay with me

  ➔ Indirect Question (why you stay)

  ➔ This is an example of an indirect question embedded within a statement. The word order is subject-verb (you stay) instead of verb-subject (do you stay) as in a direct question.

• I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy

  ➔ Adjective as Subject Complement (hard to love), Negative Statement (don't make)

  ➔ "Hard to love" describes the subject 'I'. "Don't make it easy" uses the auxiliary verb 'do' to form a negative statement in the present simple tense.

• And, I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2): 'If' clause in Past Simple (stood) + Main clause with 'would/could' + base form (couldn't do)

  ➔ This is a Type 2 conditional, used to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present. The "if" clause describes the condition ('if I stood'), and the main clause describes the result ('I couldn't do it').

• You're like a Sunday mornin' Full of grace and full of Jesus

  ➔ Simile (like a Sunday mornin'), Adjective Phrase (Full of grace and full of Jesus)

  ➔ "Like a Sunday mornin'" is a simile, comparing the person to the feeling of a peaceful Sunday morning. "Full of grace and full of Jesus" is an adjective phrase describing the person.

• Girl, you've given me a million-second chances

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (have given), Compound Adjective (million-second)

  ➔ "Have given" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance to the present. "Million-second" is a compound adjective modifying "chances".

• And I don't ever wanna take you for granted

  ➔ Negative Imperative (don't take), Contraction (wanna)

  ➔ "Don't take you for granted" is a negative imperative, expressing a strong desire not to do something. "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to".