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This is a live performance of the song “It’s a Hard Life” from when Queen played at the Rock in Rio festival in January 1985.
Queen released a high quality, touched-up version of the song on the 2011 remaster of their 1984 album The Works.
[Intro]
I don't want my freedom
There's no reason for living with a broken heart
[Verse 1]
This is a tricky situation
I've only got myself to blame
It's just a simple fact of life
But it happens to everyone
[Pre-Chorus]
You win, you lose
You just ah, da, da, da, ah, da, ba
Oh yeah, fell in love
But now you say it's over, I'm falling apart
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
It's a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever in each other's heart
It's a long, hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you're in love
[Verse 2]
I try and mend the broken pieces
I try to fight back the tears
It's just a simple case of mind
But it happens to everyone
[Pre-Chorus]
How it hurts deep inside
When your love has cut you down to size
Life is tough on your own
Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies
Waiting for love
[Chorus]
Yeah, it's a hard life
True lovers together
To love and live forever in each other's heart
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you're in love
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Yeah, it's a hard life
In a world that's filled with sorrow
There are people searching for love in every way
It's a long hard fight
But I'll always live for tomorrow
I'll look back on myself and say I did it for love
[Outro]
Yes, I did it for love
For love
Oh, oh, oh, I did it for love
Oh
[Improvisational Section with Crowd]
Ay-oh (Ay-oh)
Ay-oh (Ay-oh)
Ay-oh (Ay-oh)
Ay-doh (Ay-doh)
Ay-doh (Ay-doh)
Ay-doh (Ay-doh)
Dee-doh-day-day-day-doh (Dee-doh-day-day-day-doh)
Wonderful
It’s a Hard Life (Live at Rock in Rio Festival) was written by Freddie Mercury.
It’s a Hard Life (Live at Rock in Rio Festival) was produced by Roberto Medina.
Queen released It’s a Hard Life (Live at Rock in Rio Festival) on Mon Jul 20 2020.