Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

[Verse 1] My mother told me before she passed away Said, "Son, when I'm gone don't forget to pray [Chorus] Because there'll be hard times, hard times, oh yeah Who knows better than I?" [Verse 2] Well I soon found out just what she meant When I had to pawn my clothes, just to pay my rent [Chorus] Talking about hard times, hard times, oh yeah Who knows oh well better than I? [Verse 3] I had a woman, Lord, who was always around But when I lost my money then she put me down [Chorus] Talking about hard times, you know those hard Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I? [Verse 4] Yeah, Lord, yeah one of these days There'll be no more sorrow when I pass away And no more hard times, I say, "No more hard" Yeah, Lord, who knows, yeah, Lord, better than I?