Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

My mother told me
Before she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
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 hard times
Who knows, a-well 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 you know those hard
Yeah, lord who knows better than I?

Yeah lord yeah, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away
And no more hard times i said no more hard
Yeah, lord who knows, yeah lord better than I?