Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

<br>My mother told me<br>Before she passed away<br>Said son when I`m gone <br>Don`t forget to pray<br>`Cause there`ll be hard times<br>Lord those hard times<br>Who knows better than I?<br><br>Well I soon found out<br>Just what she meant<br>When I had to pawn my clothes<br>Just to pay the rent<br>Talkin` `about hard times<br>Who knows better than I?<br><br>I had a woman<br>Who was always around<br>But when I lost my money<br>She put me down<br>Talkin` `bout hard times<br>Yeah,yeah, who knows better than I?<br><br>Lord, one of these days<br>There`ll be no sorrow<br>When I pass away<br>And no more hard times<br>Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?