[Verse 1] [Male] My dad wore Army green When he lost two fingers there Worked with what he had left Still brought home his share [Female] We lived on a Pinchin The pay was thin back then Mama kept that house alive With worn-out hands again [Verse 2] [Female] She washed our clothes by hand In that old ringer machine Hung them out on the line In the afternoon sunbeam [Male] She pulled water from the well And baked bread every day Cooked on that wood stove fire Kept the winter far away [Pre-Chorus] [Male] We had hard times But we had each other [Female] Now it all feels colder Out there for one another [Chorus] [Male + Female] Hard time days, hard time days We still sang through the ache Hard time days, hard time days Kids nowadays don't know what it's like To do without And I hope they never find out [Verse 3] [Male] Dad wanted a fish fry On a Sunday afternoon We'd gather at that table Before the plates were through [Female] We'd talk about our day Pass the beans and cornbread slow Laughing at the little things That made a hard house glow [Pre-Chorus] [Male] We were poor, but proud We made the best of it [Female] Back then a little love Was enough to make it fit [Chorus] [Male + Female] Hard time days, hard time days We still sang through the ache Hard time days, hard time days Kids nowadays don't know what it's like To do without And I hope they never find out [Bridge] [Female] I wish I could tell that girl Just what her mama knew A full table ain't just food It's the people sitting through [Male] If I could bring one thing back From all those long ago years It'd be us around that table With the laughter and the tears [Final Chorus] [Male + Female] Hard time days, hard time days We still sang through the ache Hard time days, hard time days Kids nowadays don't know what it's like To do without And I hope they never find out Hard time days, hard time days We made a life from scratch Hard time days, hard time days I miss them days, and that's a fact
