Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

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

Who knows better than I?

I soon found out

Just what she meant

When I had to pawn my clothes

Just to pay the rent

Talkin' 'bout hard times

Hard times, oh yeah

Who knows better than I?

Oh, I had a woman

Who was always around

When I lost my money

She put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times

Hard times

Who knows better than I?

Yeah, one of these days

There'll be no more sorrow

When I pass away

Talkin' 'bout hard times

Hard times

Who knows better than I?

Yeah, who knows better than I?