Hard Times

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I remember watchin' the rain makin' ripples on a catfish pond I remember daddy prayin' for rain and goin' for months when there wasn't none I remember when we dug that well, I was there when it went bone dry I remember goin' through the hard times [Verse 2] I remember those hot summer days ridin' circles on an old bush hog I remember when the bank took the land and my daddy took a full-time job I remember momma hittin' her knees, beggin' God to show us a sign And I remember goin' through the hard times [Chorus] Daddy said the hard times will make you hunger for the good Lord knows we never had the best we just did the best we could I remember when it seemed like we'd never see nothin' but the end of the line And I remember goin' through the hard times [Verse 3] I remember shellin' peas in a bucket on a Saturday afternoon Workin' hard in the sun all day was the only life we knew If bein' poor has been a sin, dear Lord, my life's been the perfect crime 'Cause I remember goin' through some hard times [Chorus] Daddy said the hard times will make you hunger for the good Lord knows we never had the best we just did the best we could I remember when it seemed like we'd never see nothin' but the end of the line And I remember goin' through the hard times [Outro] I remember all the stormy weather just fadin' in a southern sky And I remember goin' through the hard times