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Hard Times Lyrics by Jamey Johnson

They Call Me Country

2002

[Verse 1]
I remember watchin' the rain makin' ripples on a catfish pond
I remember daddy prayin' for rain and goin' for months when there wasn't none
I remember when we dug that well, I was there when it went bone dry
I remember goin' through the hard times
[Verse 2]
I remember those hot summer days ridin' circles on an old bush hog
I remember when the bank took the land and my daddy took a full-time job
I remember momma hittin' her knees, beggin' God to show us a sign
And I remember goin' through the hard times
[Chorus]
Daddy said the hard times will make you hunger for the good
Lord knows we never had the best we just did the best we could
I remember when it seemed like we'd never see nothin' but the end of the line
And I remember goin' through the hard times
[Verse 3]
I remember shellin' peas in a bucket on a Saturday afternoon
Workin' hard in the sun all day was the only life we knew
If bein' poor has been a sin, dear Lord, my life's been the perfect crime
'Cause I remember goin' through some hard times
[Chorus]
Daddy said the hard times will make you hunger for the good
Lord knows we never had the best we just did the best we could
I remember when it seemed like we'd never see nothin' but the end of the line
And I remember goin' through the hard times
[Outro]
I remember all the stormy weather just fadin' in a southern sky
And I remember goin' through the hard times
Credits
Jamey Johnson

Jamey Johnson

About “Hard Times” by Jamey Johnson

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"Hard Times" appears on "They Call Me Country" in 2002.

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