A hard life makes a hard man And hard love makes a hard wife This house we built on thin ice Hard luck and hard times I was born where I stand And I was raised with two strong hands I'll fight for what's mine I've never known any better times Chorus My body's tired and growing old Like a stream train running out of coal Dreams fade without a sound Till everything you've ever loved is broken down Chorus A hard life makes a hard man And hard love makes a hard wife This house we built on thin ice Hard luck and hard times I was born where I stand And I was raised with two strong hands I'll fight for what's mine I've never known any better times Chorus My body's tired and growing old Like a stream train running out of coal Dreams fade without a sound Till everything you've ever loved is broken down Chorus