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 oh 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 oh yeah
Who knows oh well 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 say "No more hard"
Yeah Lord who knows yeah Lord better than I
