Hard Times

I had a man

He beat me every night

Twice in the morning time

To make sure he got it right

He killed my dog

Said he barked too low

Put roller skates on old granny's crutches

'Cause she was moving too slow

I've had hard knocks, hard rocks, hardships

And it's been hard to see

I've had hard work, hard living, and hard luck

Hard up to me

I've had hard books, hard looks, and bill collectors

Hard on my behind

But you ain't never had it hard

'Til you've had the heart of hard times

One guy I had

Ran around with women

Gays and not-so-happies too

He brought me home the herpes

Said this is a gift from me to you

He liked his loving often

Where it came, it didn't matter

He made me get up on the table

Said he wanted it served up on a platter

I've had it on hard rocks, hard seats, hard beds

And hardwood floors

I've had hard loving, hard hands

While having hardcore

I've had hard heart, hardaches

And right now I'm not doing too fine

'Cause the hardest thing I'm getting right now

Is hard times

Girl, I ain't getting nothing hard these days, y'all

That is, nothing but time

I've had hard knocks, hard rocks, hardships

And it's been hard to see

I've had hard work, hard living, and hard luck

Hard up to me

I've had hard books, hard looks, and bill collectors

Hard on my behind

But the hardest thing I'm getting right now

Is hard times

I've had hard backs, hard smacks

And right now I'm getting a hard beating too

I've had hard walls, hard falls

I'm not getting anything hard from you

I've had it hard all my life

Ha, ha, ha, ha

I've had hard mattresses, hard taxes

Yeah, I've had hard times

All the time

I've had hard times

Most of the time

I've had hard all my life