[00:02.97]My mother told me 'fore she passed away
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[00:14.25]Said "Son when I'm gone don't forget to pray
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[00:20.50]'Cause there'll be hard times hard times oh yeah
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[00:30.94]Who knows better than I "
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[00:38.69]Well I soon found out just what she meant
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[00:47.20]When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent
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[00:53.39]Talkin' 'bout hard times hard times oh yeah
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[01:03.83]Who knows oh well better than I
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[01:42.36]I had a woman Lord who was always around
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[01:52.43]But when I lost my money then she put me down
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[01:59.24]Talkin' 'bout hard times you know those hard
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[02:07.11]Yeah Lord who knows better than I
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[02:17.99]Yeah Lord yeah one of these days
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[02:26.36]There'll be no more sorrow when I pass away
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[02:33.13]And no more hard times I say "No more hard"
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[02:41.07]Yeah Lord who knows yeah Lord better than I