Lyrics Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson

The Harder They Come

Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky

Waiting for me when I die

But between the day you're born and when you die

Y'know, they never seem to hear even your cry

So as sure as the sun will shine

I'm gonna get my share now what is mine

And then the harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all

The harder they come, harder they fall

One and all

And the oppressors are trying to track me down

They're tryin' to drive me underground

And they think that they have got the battle won

I say, forgive them, Lord, they know not what they've done

So as sure as the sun will shine

I'm gonna get my share now what is mine

And then the harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all

Harder they come, harder they fall

One and all

Oh ho ho

Oh ho ho

And I'll keep on fighting for the things I want

Though I know that when you're dead you can't

But I'd rather be a free man in my grave

Than living as a puppet or a slave

So as sure as the sun will shine

I'm gonna get my share now what is mine

And then the harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all

Harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all

The harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all

Yes, the harder they come, the harder they fall

One and all