New Hard Times

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Ask any mirror, "Is there no escape?" He will show you lines that time has etched into your face And all around the edges life is turning gray And you can no longer turn your head the other way [Refrain] And the new hard times are here And the new hard times are here [Verse 2] When eating comes too easy nothing makes you think There's too much time to sun yourself, and too much wine to drink And now there's nothing left to help maintain your failing pride You hunger for the older days when "rich" meant "satisfied" [Refrain] And the new hard times are here And the new hard times are here [Bridge] In the twilight years life takes a bend And you start to view it from the other end You laughed a lot and had your fun Now, you find there's so much left undone [Verse 3] And ashes to ashes, dust to dust In your lifetime that's the only rule you've come to trust And waiting 'round the corner to put his arms around you Death comes a-courtin', and you don't know what to do [Refrain] And the new hard times are here And the new hard times are here And the new hard times are here And the new hard times are here