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It’s a Hard LifeQueen

Released: February 27, 1984

Songwriter: Freddie Mercury

Producer: Reinhold Mack Queen

[Intro]
I don't want my freedom
There's no reason for living
With a broken heart

[Verse 1]
This is a tricky situation
I've only got myself to blame
It's just a simple fact of life
It can happen to anyone

[Pre-Chorus]
You win, you lose
It's a chance you have to take with love
Oh yeah, I fell in love
But now you say it's over
And I'm falling apart
Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
It's a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever
In each other's hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another
Right from the start
When you're in love

[Verse 2]
I try and mend the broken pieces
I try to fight back the tears
They say it's just a state of mind
But it happens to everyone

[Pre-Chorus]
How it hurts (Yeah) deep inside (Oh yeah)
When your love has cut
You down to size
Life is tough, on your own
Now I'm waiting for something
To fall from the skies
I'm waiting for love

[Chorus]
Yes, it's a hard life
True lovers together
To love and live forever
In each other's hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another
Right from the start
When you're in love

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
(Yeah!) It's a hard life
In a world that's filled with sorrow
There are people searching
For love in every way
It's a long hard fight (hard fight!)
But I'll always live for tomorrow
I'll look back on myself
And say I did it for love

[Outro]
Yes, I did it for love
For love
Oh, oh, oh I did it for love

Queen

Formed in 1970, Queen was a British rock band whose classic line-up consisted of Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, Brian May on lead guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass. Although Mercury and May wrote the bulk of the band’s material, all four contributed to the songwriting, churning out huge hits. Initially a progressive rock band with strong metal influences, their sound evolved dramatically over time. The band went on to refine, if not define “stadium rock,” as they grew to become one of the most beloved rock bands of all time.

Their early progressive phase spawned epic tracks like “March of the Black Queen” and one international hit “Killer Queen.” But it was their 1975 track “Bohemian Rhapsody” which catapulted the group to super-stardom. The song reigned at #1 on the UK charts for nine weeks and has since been praised as one of the greatest songs of all time

Moving away from their album-orientated sound, the band only grew in popularity with such songs as November 1976’s “Somebody to Love,” October 1977’s “We Are the Champions,” January 1979’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” June 1980’s “Another One Bites the Dust,” January 1984’s “Radio Ga Ga,” and many more. These songs are so beloved that a musical based on the band’s discography, titled We Will Rock You, became one of West-End’s longest-running shows with a 12-year run through May 2014—and more events being featured internationally, as well.

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