Ask Me Again

[Chorus]
Why's it gotta be so hard?
Why's it gotta be so hard?

[Verse]
Whatcha gonna do without me baby?
Where you gonna go on your own?
There's a great big world out there before ya
And it's faster if you go it alone

[Pre-Chorus]
And the time'll keep on ticking
Ticking busy in my brain
And all it seems to do these days is rain

[Chorus]
Why's it gotta be so hard?
Why's it gotta be so hard?
I don't mind a little time
On my own to remind me that
Together's so much better than apart

[Verse 2]
Went into the room with the creaky floor
And I help a little whiskey in my chair
And I'm staring out the window
Getting lost in the echo of the voices of the kids downstairs

[Pre-Chorus]
And the time'll keep on ticking
Ticking busy in my brain
And all it seems to do these days is rain

[Chorus]
Why's it gotta be so hard?
Why's it gotta be so hard?
Ask me again
And I'll say the same
Straight to the heart
In love is pain
In life is art
A lasting joy
A state of mind

[Pre-Chorus]
And the time'll keep on ticking
Ticking busy in my brain
And all it seems to do these days is rain

Why's it gotta be so hard?
I don't mind a little time
On my own to remind me that
Together's so much better than apart
Together's so much better than apart