Hard times here everywhere you go Times is harder than ever before Well the people are drifting from door to door Can't find no heaven, don't care where they go Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh Let me tell you people just before I go These hard times will k** you that's for sure Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh When you hear me singing my true lonesome song These hard times can't last us so very long Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh Oh, ho, uh, ah, oh If I ever get off this k**in' floor I'll never get down this low no more Lord lord lord lord I'll never get down this low no more If you say you had money you better be sure Cause these hard times will drive you from door to door