original text at mamqa.com/ulyricsnew/gangstagrass-hard-times-285664
(Kaia Kater)
Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There’s a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh, hard times, come again no more
〈Chorus〉Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
(R-SON)
Raise a glass to the hard times that made us all stronger
Cuz they don't come around here no longеr
We fought the good fights necеssary to remove em
Adversaries of all types, we showed them and we proved em
That progression was the only way
Every step forward we wasn't getting blown away
Matter of fact, the wind was at our backs
The elders & ancestors had us from our past
And added to the collective strength
Gave the will to go on the whole of the objective's length
Which was freedom at all cost
If any one of us fall off, then we're all lost
I took sip but didn't taste nothing
Looked around the room for someone to say something
Woke from my dream, eyes full of tears
The struggle continues, the hard times are still here
(Kaia Kater)
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh, hard times, come again no more
〈Chorus〉Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
(Dolio The Sleuth)
Many years prayers sent up into the sky
Hoping for some peace before the sweet by and by
Many mothers shed a river full of tears from their eyes
Crying out to find a reason why their child had to die
Deafening silence, what they seem to only find
Not a single soul upon whom they can rely
To find justice for the suffering inflicted on their minds
So they plead to the spirits for a vision or a sign
Come to wipe away the pain, take away the stain
Of the demons bent on doing it again and again
It's a shame that a quest to coexist was in vain
At least the takers of the lives will get committed to the flame
Remember the names, never forget their faces
Pour libations on the place where they took their final paces
From the grave pit, call forth the power of the lost lives
Let them run free and put an end to these hard times
(Kaia Kater)
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh, hard times, come again no more
〈Chorus〉Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
