Hard Times

N.C. Baby it's the hard times that'll bring you down To the pavement to the solid ground It's gonna be the hard times That'll leave you when things are cheap again Baby it's the hard times don't you know That has taken the shine off your golden look It's gonna be the hard times that'll leave you when You come back to me again Hard times you're running scared on the streets Hard times with all beggars and the priests Hard times with the welfare checking here on time Telling everybody everything's just fine Hard times    hard times         Baby it's the hard times and the taste is here From champagne going to sipping on beer Baby it's the hard times that's eating on your soul It's about time you know Hard times they've raised the price of smoke and drink Hard times gonna make make me stop and think Hard times will it ever be the same All this talk of a chance of work is just a crazy game Hard times they're gonna force you to the wall Hard times 'til there's nothing left at all Hard times this walking wreck ain't worth a dime Got your head hanging down in there with the line Hard times it seems the whole world has quit Hard times you've got no future got no past Hard times just how long can it last You wake up one day and find out it's gone in a flash Hard times!