Hard times are here and everywhere you go Times are harder than ever been before Oh-oh, ah-ah Oh-oh, ah-ah ♪ People are driftin' from door to door They can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go Oh-oh, ah-ah Oh-oh, ah-ah You say you got our money well you better be sure These hard times will kill you dead and there ain't no cure If I can get up off of this hard time killin' floor Lord, I'll never get down that low no more Oh-oh, ah-ah Oh-oh, ah-ah Oh-oh, ah-ah Oh-oh, ah-ah ♪ Hard times are here and everywhere you go Times are harder than ever been before These hard times will drive you from door to door Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more