Times Are Gettin’ Hard Songtext
von Bobby Bare

Times are gettin′ hard, boy, money's almost gone
Times are gettin′ hard, boy, time to move along
Gonna take my true love by the hand, lead her from this town
Times are gettin' hard, boy, we're California bound

Pack up everything we own, that won′t take us long
Say goodbye today because tomorrow we′ll be gone
It's hard to leave this place, it′s been hometown for so long
Oh, but a man can't live with nothing′s right and everything goes wrong


Sometimes I drink 'cause sometimes I think maybe I was born with a curse
Things don′t get no better for me, they just go from bad to worse
You know I spent my entire life learning my trade and working hard
Then one day the bossman bought some big machines
The next day he told me I was fired

Times are gettin' hard, boy, money's almost gone
Times are gettin′ hard, boy, time to move along
Gonna take my true love by the hand, lead her from this town
Times are gettin′ hard, boy, we're California bound