My mother told me
Before 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' 'about hard times
Hard times
Who knows a woman better than I?

I had a woman lord
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
You know those Hard times
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 times
Yeah, lord, who knows better than I
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?