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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Clapton
Guitar
David "Fathead" Newman
Tenor Saxophone
Greg Phillinganes
Piano
Hank Crawford
Alto Saxophone
John Tropea
Rhythm Guitar
Jon Faddis
Trumpet
Nathan East
Bass Guitar
Ronnie Cuber
Baritone Saxophone
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Lew Soloff
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Charles
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave O'Donnell
Engineer
Russ Titelman
Producer
Larry Alexander
Additional Engineer
Steve "Barney" Chase
Mixing Engineer
Jack Joseph Puig
Engineer
Michael O'Reilly
Additional Engineer
Steve Rinkoff
Additional Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Dave Wittman
Engineer
Alexandra Saraspe Conomos
Assistant Producer
Ben Fowler
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord, those hard times
Who knows better than I?
Well, I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
Just to pay the rent
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
Lord, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
Writer(s): Beau Charles
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