Hard Time Don’t Last Forever

{intimate

fingerpicked

acoustic guitar} {warm pedal steel swells} (hmmmmmm) {delicate room ambience} Cold wind

howling through the window pane

Heavy clouds bringing down the rain

But I still believe in the morning light

{soft brushed

snare joins, warm acoustic bass} Every winter has to bow to spring

Every quiet bird will learn to sing

{subtle

organ swell, building tension}

Hard times don't last forever

This storm is bound to break

We'll stand in the light together

For every single promise we make

{full

acoustic band, soaring backing harmonies,

pedal steel melody}

Walking down this dusty,

broken road

Carrying a heavy, weary load

But the road is turning,

I can see the bend

{drums drop back

to light brushed snare,

fingerpicking continues}

Hard times don't last forever

This storm is bound to break

We'll stand in the light together

For every single promise we make

{full acoustic band, maximum

emotional lift, soaring pedal steel}

No, they don't last forever (never last forever) {guitar

slowly fades to single

notes} {ambient room

tail}