Hard Times

Kill the rich Salt the Earth But hidden down in the dirt I'll be writing you another line You went right I was blind The fire was always dying What was bright has become burnt These are hard times, hard times These are hard times, hard times But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care When I'm with you These are hard times, hard times These are hard times, hard times But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care If I can spend them with you There's a flash Before the sound Before you feel the shaking ground Before you see the rising ash You protest, they don't even know what they saw But the law is the law is the law And someone has to call it a crime These are hard times, hard times These are hard times, hard times But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care When I'm with you These are hard times, hard times These are hard times, hard times But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care If I can spend them with you Well, I feel like I could fly With the windows open in the night Let the rain come in and wash the dream away They said that they would build a crystal palace I just laughed and laughed and laughed Your lovely eyes, et cetera, et cetera I just called you here to say Kill the rich Salt the Earth But hidden down in the dirt I'll be writing you another line