Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

My mother told me 'fore she passed away
 Said, son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray
 'Cause there'll be hard times, hard times, woah, yeah, yeah
 Who knows better than I?
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 Well, I soon found out just what she meant
 When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent
 Talkin' 'bout hard times, hard times, woah, yeah, yeah
 Who knows a little better than I?
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 I had a woman, Lord, who's 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, hey Lord, better than I?