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Artist: Jerry Reed
Canonical path: /jerry-reed/hard-times
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Hard Times
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Hard Times
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Talking about some hard times
Now listen to me lady
I grew up in a shotgun shack
Drew water from a well that we dug out back
Mama cook sour soup on gas stove
And listen to Hank on her old radio
The crack in the bow let the wind blow through
While Hank sang a cause of the love sake blue
Well that time was hard but we (don't) complain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
It was hot in the summer
Cold in the winter
And we always seemed to have beans for dinner
Hard times caused a lot of hunger and pain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
It'll damn sure rain
It was hard times
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We have a old hound dog that slept on the floors
When it (cums) the night with a torch
My father
We (talk) a lot of cotton and ploud on the field
Rode a wagon in the town to the general store
We (where) in to a treasure had us
Well that time was hard but we (don't) complain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
It was hot in the summer
Cold in the winter
And we always seemed to have beans for dinner
Hard times caused a lot of hunger and pain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
Oh, it will rain sometimes
It was hard times
I remember it will
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Well that time was hard but we (don't) complain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
It was hot in the summer
Cold in the winter
And we always seemed to have beans for dinner
Hard times caused a lot of hunger and pain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
It was hot in the summer
Cold in the winter
And we always seemed to have beans for dinner
Hard times caused a lot of hunger and pain
When you're down on your luck it'll damn sure rain
Oh, hard rain
It was hard times
Listen
Sometimes the Sun don't shine
Some gets beaten by the hard times
Gets hard to carry it
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