If It's Been a Hard Night

[Verse 1] She was the good kind A curious wild child She dreamt of the limelight And everybody knew But there was a dark side That came with the hard times And in the corners of her mind It just grew and grew [Pre-Chorus] Can't think straight at the best of times Hearts beat fast, what a bad design On lonely avenue, she's starting something new Counting down as the days go on Parts of her that she thought had gone On lonely avenues, she's starting something new [Chorus] And if it's been a hard night She's dreaming of a past life She's looking through the window It's waiting right outside the door She tells herself it's alright Forget about the bad times 'Cause something keeps her holding on She knows that better days will come [Verse 2] Those innocent wide eyes Always looked on the bright side She was stood on a goldmine But searching for the truth And it took a long time To be handed a lifeline And she whispered a goodbye To everything she knew [Pre-Chorus] Can't think straight at the best of times Hearts beat fast, what a bad design On lonely avenue, she's starting something new Counting down as the days go on Parts of her that she thought had gone On lonely avenues, she's starting something new [Chorus] And if it's been a hard night She's dreaming of a past life She's looking through the window It's waiting right outside the door She tells herself it's alright Forget about the bad times 'Cause something keeps her holding on She knows that better days will come [Bridge] (She knows that better days will come) ('Cause something keeps her holding on) (She knows that better days will come) ('Cause something keeps her holding on) (And if it's been a lonely night) (She's dreaming of a better life) (And if it's been a lonely night) (She's dreaming of a better life) [Chorus] And if it's been a hard night She's dreaming of a past life She's looking through the window It's waiting right outside the door She tells herself it's alright Forget about the bad times 'Cause something keeps her holding on She knows that better days will come