Album: Dreamland Express

The Harder They Fall

This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the Dreamland Express Album. It was also released as a live version on The Wildlife Concert Album .

Aspen, Colorado on a Saturday night
Jesse wishes she was at home
Upset because her baby just ain¡¯t treatin¡¯ her right
So afraid of being alone
Said she heard some stories he¡¯s been runnin¡¯ around
Said somehow she knows it¡¯s all true
She says a breaking heart can make a terrible sound
She said she don¡¯t know what to do

Think about a bad time, can¡¯t get much worse
Think about a hard time, take it to the wall
This won¡¯t be the last time, sure ain¡¯t the first
The bigger they are, the harder they fall

You might say she¡¯s caught between a rock and a hard place
You might say she just can¡¯t win
Some just can¡¯t recover from a slap in the face
Some just get right up and start all over again

Think about a bad time, can¡¯t get much worse
Think about a hard time, take it to the wall
This won¡¯t be the last time, sure ain¡¯t the first
The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Think about a bad time, can¡¯t get much worse
Think about a hard time, take it to the wall
This won¡¯t be the last time, sure ain¡¯t the first
The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Aspen, Colorado on a Saturday night
Jesse wishes she was at home
She¡¯s mad because her baby just ain¡¯t treatin¡¯ her right
So afraid of being alone
So afraid of being alone
Nobody wants to be all alone
She don¡¯t want to be all alone
So afraid of being alone
We don¡¯t want to be all alone

Words and music by John Denver