Hard Times - Ray Charles

My mother told me before she passed away

Said, Son, when I’m gone, don’t forget to pray

Because there’ll be hard times, Lord, those hard times

Who knows better than I?

Well, I soon found out just what she meant

When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay the rent

Talkin' about hard times, oh those 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' about hard times, Lord, those hard

Yea yea, who knows better than I?

Lord, one of these days

There’ll be no more sorrow when I pass away

And no more hard time, no more hard

Yea yea, who knows better than I?