Hard Times

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, hard times, woah, yeah, yeah

Who knows better than I?

Well, I soon found out just what she meant

When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent

Talkin' 'bout hard times, hard times, woah, yeah, yeah

Who knows a little better than I?

I had a woman, Lord, who's always around

But when I lost my money, she put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times, you know those hard, yeah, Lord

Who knows better than I?

Yeah, Lord, yeah, one of these days

There'll be no more sorrow when I pass away

And no more hard times, I said, no more hard, yeah, Lord

Who knows, hey Lord, better than I?