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 --
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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
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Who knows 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,
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Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I?
Lord, one of these days, there ll be no sorrow
When I pass away,
And no more hard times,
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I?
