When I wrote this I was feeling sorry for myself and my family, but then realized how lucky I am to have an incredible partner who helps me cope. To me, the lyrics are about the devastation we experience with my dad (who has frontal temporal dementia). But the lyrics are universal with the hope that they help others dealing with life’s great challenges. This one’s for the families and friends who support the patients and hopefully have a loving support system themselves.

My dear friend Jack Burgess created this arrangement with me. We have included every single stem that you hear in the preview. The stems are dry and the zip packs are labeled.

Jack Burgess - arrangement, production, drums, percussion, upright bass, piano, 12-string guitar, strings, backing vocals

Kara Square – words, melody, vocals, acoustic guitars and ukulele (part of “STRUMMERS” track), Rickenbacker guitar, production

Verse D / A / Em / G
Chorus Em / G / Em / G

WORDS
We do what we need to when it needs done
Can’t predict everything that comes
And it’s hard, never easy but
I have you so at least I’m lucky ‘cause

You know me and you like me this way
And that’s good ‘cause I doubt I’ll change
I like you more than my own breath
And that’s good ‘cause I’ve been losing it ‘cause

It’s hard
Soooo hard
Oh it’s hard
Soooo hard

I thought it’d get easier as we aged
But the truth is just the problems change
Guess I’m tougher than I used to be
That’s ‘cause I’ve got you on my team

Holding my hand and wiping my tears
Helping me process all my fears
When I think there’s nothing that can even be done
You find the one thing to keep me strong, but

It’s hard
Soooo hard
Oh it’s hard
Soooo hard

(Instrument Solo)

It’s hard
Soooo hard
Oh it’s hard
Soooo hard