Me and Hannah did everything together, said we'd be best friends forever Then her Mama got a job that was better, cross the parish line And I was one summer shy of eleven When Granddaddy took a ride up to Heaven It ain't ever been an easy lesson, on how to say goodbye They say what don't kill ya makes ya stronger, and I believe that's right For every lowdown beatin this old hearts taken A whisper in the dark says I won't make it I know it's just the devil Doin what he does tryin to make me suffer No matter what the battle is keepin me prayin I gotta be strong, I gotta keep sayin I'm gonna make it through it one way or the other Life is tough, but this girl's tougher I'm a sucker for a boy with blue eyes, a pair of boots and an old four-wheel drive So when I saw you in the July moonlight, I thought oh good Lord I let you lay that sun kiss on me, and open up that truck door for me Now I find out that I ain't the only girl you're doin that for You're gonna get a good cry from me tonight, but nothin more For every lowdown beatin this old hearts taken A whisper in the dark says I won't make it I know it's just the devil Doin what he does tryin to make me suffer No matter what the battle is keepin me prayin I gotta be strong, I gotta keep sayin I'm gonna make it through it one way or the other Life is tough, but this girl's tougher Than anything you throw my way, yeah I might bend but I won't break You ain't the first, won't be the last to make me feel this way For every lowdown beatin this old hearts taken A whisper in the dark says I won't make it I know it's just the devil Doin what he does tryin to make me suffer No matter what the battle is keepin me prayin I gotta be strong, I gotta keep sayin I'm gonna make it through it one way or the other Life is tough, but this girl's tougher Life is tough, but this girl's tougher