[Verse 1]
Why you gotta make it so hard?
Why you gotta get in your own way from the start?
Why you gotta be the one who never runs away or falls apart?
Why you gotta make it so hard?

Why you gotta do it yourself?
Can’t you leave a little work for somebody else?
Why you wanna be the kind to someone who refuses to be helped?
Why you gotta do it yourself?

[Chorus]
You soldier on, try to be strong
Time makes you harder, life proves you wrong
Still you deny, why do you try?
This only ends one way, and I guess that’s saying goodbye

[Verse 2]
Why does everyone have to go?
People who believe in you eventually don’t
After all the dust is cleared, you always feared you’d find yourself alone
Why does everyone have to go?

[Chorus]
You soldier on, try to be strong
Time makes you harder, life proves you wrong
Still you deny, why do you try
This only ends one way, and I guess that’s saying goodbye
[Verse 3]
Why you gotta make it your way?
Can’t you just give in and do whatever they say?
We both know the way that goes and son, I won’t pretend to own your fate

[Ending]
I know you gotta make it your way
I know you gotta make it your way
I know you gotta make it your way