No Easy Way Out

Robert Tepper:

“No Easy Way Out” was written about my first divorce. It is an end of a relationship song. And yes it was the end. As far as the recording of it, Guy Marshall suggested we start with an intro and break in from there. It’s interesting in the fact the song has a double intro and gets away with it. The recording was special for many reasons. Great contributors on that song. Dann Huff, the very famous country producer/session guitarist, played guitar on it. Guy Marshall took an awesome solo. Pat Benatar’s drummer, Myron Grombacher. Great mix by Joe Chiccarelli. And of course a good vocal day for me. I remember feeling good about the vocal afterwards.

The song reminds me everytime when i'm feeling angry,upset,happy,sad. etc. Love this song

i think it means that you must take on all challenges and not go the easy route to get out of things. its very inspirational how the line says giving in cant be wrong. he is basically trying to talk himself into giving up instead of fighting for what is right or what he believes in.

This is a good song, why nobody has posted a comment on this, I don't know why.

the song to me speaks of one having to have extreme perseverance and hard work in the face of exhaustion, temptation and adversity. Obviously it's an appropriate song for rocky as it play along wonderfully to the mountain rocky has to climb-training hard and dieting hard for his next challenge. But this song speaks to all of us- it's about having goals/dreams and reaching them and knowing that to achieve them we have to work very hard and dedicate ourselves as 'there's no easy way out'. That goals can be anything from raising our children properly and working hard to support them even though you have no time for yourself, dieting and training and having to sacrifice your favourite foods or studying to pass your exams at school... It's generally a song about applying ourselves to our dreams and goals whatever they may be and not losing focus but to work hard to achieve them no matter how much it stresses us because only then success happens.

"If suicide is the case than he took the easy way out in this case suicide".

Tepper talks about how the song wasn't written for Rocky IV. He says the song is about suicide. Seems like he was in a dark place, wronged by a close friend, and considering an "easy way out" when he came up with the idea for the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z50E1kKPM1E

LMAO at the comment about Rocky being in love with Apollo :D

No really, all joking aside. This song is about Rocky feeling desperate in Rocky 4 after Apollo's death and his need to avenge his friend and his need to reconcile it with his wife Adrian who he has a huge argument with before driving off in his car with this song.

"YOU CAN'T WIN"

Rocky is at a crossroads here and during the song there are flashbacks of happier times (throughout the first 3 Rocky movies) and then sad ones (Rocky and Mickey, Rocky and Apollo Rocky and Adrian etc.)

This is Rocky at a desperate moment considering whether he should give up or not "There's no easy way out, there's no shortcut home, There's no easy way out, Giving in can't be wrong" The road ahead (Russia, training, Drago etc.) is gonna be tough and he's wondering if he's gonna be able for it and whether he might bring Adrian and his kid down with him.

I liked Acestanley’s interpretation. That’s what I get out of this song as well. I found Jay’s post about Robert intended this song to mean. Thanks for both posts above. This is a great app - one that I am brand new to as of today. Thanks for these insightful contributions.

This song has always spoken to me. My mom always said that I never took the easy way out. Now I'm in the midst of the fight of my life and there is no easy way out and I can't give up. I must fight the good fight and ask God to help me. I feel like Rocky now. God give me the strength to fight courageously and without fear or ceasing.