Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

My mother told me 'fore she passed away Said, son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times, hard times, woah, yeah, 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, woah, yeah, yeah Who knows a little better than I? I had a woman, Lord, who's always around But when I lost my money, 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 pass away And no more hard times, I said, no more hard, yeah, Lord Who knows, hey Lord, better than I?