Episode 57 Preview - I Learned the Hard Way

Returning guest and math teacher extrordinaire, Jack Every, returns to ensure the unrepresented genre of Motown gets its due by talking with us about Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings "I Learned the Hard Way", a song I had never heard of before last week.  Which is reason enough to listen in.

You can buy "I Learned the Hard Way" on iTunes, Amazon Music (free with Prime!), and Google Play.

There's an entertaining video covering the story of the song on YouTube:

And, of course, the lyrics:
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"I Learned the Hard Way"

Something told me inside

That your love was untrue

Something told me inside

Something told me inside

You said, "Girl, it's alright

I would never hurt you"

You said, "Girl, it's alright"

He said, "Girl, it's alright"

Just to be by your side

I would've walked through the flames

Just to be by your side

Just to be by your side

Now it hurts me inside

Just to hear your name

Just to hear your name

I learned the hard way

That your love is cruel

I learned the hard way, baby

Not to be your fool

I learned the hard way

I learned the hard way about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

When I open my eyes

It was all around me

When I open my eyes

When I open my eyes

Clouds of perfume and lies

And a hotel key

Clouds of perfume and lies

Clouds of perfume and lies

And when I answered your phone

I heard a gasp and a click

When I answered your phone

When I answered your phone

Ooh, was that wrong number, wrong

Or was she after your love

Just to be by your side

I would walk through the flames

Now it hurts me inside

Just to hear your name

I learned the hard way

That your love is cruel

I learned the hard way, baby

Not to be your fool

I learned the hard way

I learned the hard way about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

Now I know about you

Just to be by your side

I would walk through the flames

Now it hurts me inside

Just to hear your name

I learned the hard way

That your love is cruel

I learned the hard way, baby

Not to be your fool

I learned the hard way

I learned the hard way, baby, about you

Now I know about you

(Now I know about you)

I know about you

(Now I know about you)

Now I know about you

(Now I know about you)

Now I know about you

(Now I know about you)

Now I know about you

(Now I know about you)

I won't be your fool

(Now I know about you)

Listen, I know about you

(Now I know about you)

Your love

(Now I know about you)

I wanna go home

(Now I know about you)

I know about you

(Now I know about you)

I said, "I wanna go home"

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