Hard Times (no One Knows Better Than I)

My mother told me 'fore she pa*sed away Said, "Son, when I'm gone don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times, hard times, oh yeah Who knows better than I?" 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, oh yeah Who knows oh well better than I? I had a woman, Lord, who was always around But when I lost my money then 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 pa*s away And no more hard times, I say, "No more hard" Yeah, Lord, who knows, yeah, Lord, better than I?