[Verse 1]
You got a lot to learn
I got a lot to lose
Guess I hold a candle
For singers of the blues
You're a hard case to refuse

Call down any witness
Lord, I stand accused
But I'll be back in business
If they cut me loose
You're a hard case to refuse

[Chorus]
(You're a hard) You're a hard
(Such a hard) You're such a hard
(You're a hard case to refuse)
(You're a hard) You're a hard case to choose
Living a lie and loving you
You're a hard case to refuse
Oh, such a hard case to refuse

[Verse 2]
You got a lot to learn
I got a lot to lose
Guess I hold a candle
For singers of the blues
You're a hard case to refuse
Lord, I got it in me
What it comes down to
Climb that concertina
And come back when you're bruised
You're a hard case to refuse

[Chorus]
(You're a hard) You're a hard
(Such a hard) You're such a hard
You're a hard case to refuse
(You're a hard) You're a hard case to choose
Living a lie and loving you
You're a hard case to refuse (Oh yeah)

[Outro]
A hard case to refuse
Hard case to refuse (I'm a witness)
Hard living the blues
Hard case to refuse (I ain't giving up on you)
Hard case to refuse