Havin' Hard Times

Lord, we're under the light

And havin' hard times

Mommas worried about Papa and the empty grocery shelf

Papa's working down under the ground slowly killing himself

He's working in the mines, havin' hard times

Yeah, he's workin' in the mines and havin' hard times

It's the same way in the city working in the factory

It takes all the overtime you can get just to feed your family

Workin' on the line and havin' hard times

Yeah, workin' on the line and havin' hard times

And what used to be a dollar ain't worth a silver dime

There is no such thing as security

When you're having all those hard, hard times

I know about some farmers outside of East Moline

They couldn't work their fields this year 'cause they couldn't buy gasoline

They're plantin' by the sides and havin' hard times

Yeah, they're plantin' side, still havin' hard times

And what used to be a dollar ain't worth a silver dime

And there is no such thing as security

When you're having all those hard, hard times

Mommas still worried about Papa and the empty grocery shelf

Papa's still working down under the ground he's slowly killing himself

Working in the mines, havin' hard times

Lord, workin' in the mines and still havin' hard times

You don't have to worry no more, mama

Papa's gonna pull us through some how

Working in the mines, havin' hard times