Hard times make a hardened man When you try too much For the upper hand There's no staying in control Sooner or later you'll Learn to let it go Sure it's gonna kill your pride That's the way it goes Sure you'll want to run and hide When it hurts to grow Humble yourself under the father's hand Hearts that are broken come to understand They're the strong ones In the long run You can't break a broken heart Hard times make a broken man And you learn to cry Then you learn to stand Strength comes under God's control And the tides of chance Will not shake your soul Praise the lord, praise him, praise him In everything, praise him, praise him Set your eyes on his light When your path is dim Everything that comes to you Comes to you through him