Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

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, whoa 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, whoa yeah, yeah

Who knows, a'well a, better than I?

I had a woman, Lord

Who was always around

But when I lost my money

Then 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, yeah Lord, better than I?