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Artist: The Research
Canonical path: /the-research/the-hard-times
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The Hard Times
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The Hard Times
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Get down!
They're circling above
In the searchlight we're in love
We can only fall out this town
This town ain't big enough
For the both of us
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They were friends and then it all went wrong
They say one was fast and one was strong
And I was just a kid I would have followed anyone
And it was such a clever trap
Now I wanna cut you some slack
Well, I'm sorry but it's never gonna be like that
Yeah, I'm sorry it's never gonna be like that
These were never supposed to be the hard times
Woah woah woah x4
Get down!
The bottles and the cans
Are daughters and their gangs
Are fighting in the street outside
The garden's in a mess
I never have the time
You know what I mean
This town used to be the kind of town
You could plan your life around
And I was just a kid I would have jumped at any sound
And I only wanna get down now
Now I won't cut you some slack
Well, I'm sorry but it's never gonna be like that
Yeah, I'm sorry it's never gonna be like that
These were never supposed to be such hard times
I wanna cut you some slack
Well, I'm sorry but it's never gonna be like that
Yeah, I'm sorry it's never gonna be like that
These were never supposed to be the hard times
Woah woah woah x4
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