Hard Times

Went down to the corner store to buy a loaf of bread Tried to pay the checker but the checker shook his head He said the price was up by twice More than I could afford I hung my head and headed for the door And it's hard hard hard times They'll charge you dollars While they're paying you in dimes When they said it was going to trickle down You know they were lying It's hard hard Hard hard It's hard hard hard times Got a letter from the landlord Said he'd been looking around At the cost of living Over on his side of town He said diamond rings and shiny things They don't grow on trees But making sure he can afford them all falls down on me And it's hard hard hard times They'll charge you dollars While they're paying you in dimes When they said it was going to trickle down You know they were lying It's hard hard Hard hard It's hard hard hard times I asked a rich man How he got all they got How he had all he had While the rest of us had not He said a self-made man That's what I am But I seem to find that funny He said hard work, perseverance son And other people's money And it's hard hard hard times They'll charge you dollars While they're paying you in dimes When they said it was going to trickle down You know they were lying It's hard hard Hard hard It's hard hard Hard hard It's hard hard times