Harder Times Again
Harder times come and go. Or are harder times always ahead?
1. Cm Db C There's harder times a-comin'. Cm Db C Yes, they're just around the bend. Cm Db C Tunnel lookin' darker Bb7 Cm For the light down at the end. When everyone is screamin' for a handout from you friend, I doubt they'll have the time to hear the pearls that you extend.
2. You lay it on real heavy with the logic you employ You're laying up your treasure where the moth and rust destroy. You are gonna find no pleasure in the things you now enjoy. You will starve in your abundance and you paid for every toy.
3. When the ones you thought were friendly turn upon you and attack, Will you have another cheek or will you have to hit them back? They will pilfer from your garden to make up for what they lack. When you're hungry in a mansion they'll be sated in a shack.
Mindful Webworks | Short and Tall Tales | Harder Times Again, page 2
4. You won't find a place to hide, 'cause you've been hidden all along. You won't find a secret strength. You have no muscle to be strong. What you never thought you'd do because you knew it would be wrong You will peddle on the streets and you will sell it for a song.
And depending on the hope or hopelessness of the moment...
5. I am headin' for the country where I hope to make a stand. I am gonna dig the dirt and get to know a piece of land. When my friends all come together we will be a country band. When the hardest times are over maybe then we'll understand.
Performed in Mindful Webworkshop Episode #9, 2016 Oct 7