Story Behind the Song
Rick, after reading the lyrics, decided it sounded like a bluegrass tune. A very good bluegrass tune. Funny thing, it never occured to me I was writing bluegrass. Turns out he was right.
Lyrics
OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK
Iwas hooked on you from the day we met,
Now you're asking me to forgive and forget,
A hopeless adict from the very first day,
How can you ask me to just walk away?,
(chorus)
Old habits are hard to break,
Withdrawal symptoms are hard to take,
First your mind goes, then your heart,
Body and soul are torn apart,
All you can do is stand there and shake,
Old habits are hard to break,
I woke up today, feeling the same,
I expected to hear you speaking my name,
Then it hit me, and I understood,
You're not coming back, you're gone for good,
I watched my hand, it began to shake,
Old habits are hard to break,
I can't think straight, my mind is a haze,
I wander around in a constant daze,
Search your soul, find a little mercy,
I ain't slept a wink, you left me cold turkey,
Please come back, say it's a mistake,
Old habits are hard to break,
(chorus)
Old habits are hard to break,
Withdrawal symptoms are hard to take,
First your mind goes, then your heart,
Body and soul are torn apart,
All you can do is stand there and shake,
Old habits are hard to break,
(repeat Chorus)
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