From the recording Non-Judgment Day

“Hard Lessons” / Guitar & vox: Chris Sand / Scatting vox: Mj Williams / Fiddle: Grace Decker / Organ: Ian Smith / Pedal Steel: Gibson Hartwell / Drums: Matt Bainton / Electric bass: Cole Grant / Additional voces: Maria Zepeda & Sierra Cistone

Lyrics

America, built on bravery / Thomas Jefferson's brain & slavery / John Wayne's teeth & magic beanstalks / And every celebrity who's ever needed detox // Hard lessons to learn, children, hard lessons to learn / We all have hard lessons to learn, children, hard lessons to learn // Missoula, "Rape Capitol" / If Time magazine says it, then it's factual / So many breweries, so much alcohol / It's hard to keep our peckers in our pants, we're like animals // Rrowwwww, hard lessons, we had some hard lessons / We had some hard lessons, hard lessons to learn // As for myself, I've had a lot of 'em / Hard lessons, I'm like King Solomon / He was blessed with power & wisdom / But in the end he lost his whole kingdom // Damn, that was a hard lesson / I can relate to these cold, hard lessons / Hard lessons to learn, children, hard lessons to learn // Please God, please stop these hard lessons / I’ll do anything you want, just stop these hard lessons / The papacy and me are on our knees / And we’re beggin' for forgiveness, please believe us / Whoa-oh, the Orange Beast screams from his wall / That the black priestesses are gonna fall / Fresh meat in the streets tonight / May you without hunger take the first bite / C’mon, sex predators - hard lessons / I’m a sex predator, this is my confession / Warlords have got some hard lessons / I support war when I hoard my possessions / Destroyers of the planet, hard lessons / I destroy the planet through my daily transgressions / Cocky caucasoids have got some hard lessons / I’m a caucasoid as you can see by my complexion // Hard lessons to learn, children, hard lessons to learn / We all have hard lessons to learn, children, hard lessons to learn // We all have lessons to learn, we all have hard ass lessons to learn / We all have lessons to learn, we all have hard ass lessons to learn