Hard Times letra

My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said, "Son when I'm gone
Don't you forget to pray for"

'Cause every hard times
All those 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
All those hard, hard times
Who knows better than I?

I had a woman
Who was always around
But, when I lost my money
She put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times
All those hard times
Who knows better than I?

Lord
When one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away

And no more hard times
No more hard times
Who knows better than I?