There's an old man sittin' in a rented room
sittin' and watchin' the wall Tryin' to remember
the good ole days and wonderin' why the kids don't
call They used to go drivin' in the summer sun
when his woman was alive Now he reads his Gideon
Bible and waits for his welfare check to arrive He
got the hard time hungrys doin' the best that he
can Lord the hard time hungrys are spreadin' all
over the land

There's a Tennessee housewife shoppin' in the
market wearin' her last used jeans She picks up a
roast then changes her mind Puts it back down and
buys some more beans Her old man's workin' in the
filling station and what's he gonna say When he
sits down to a table full of nothin' after workin'
like a dog all day He got the hard time hungrys
doin' the best that they can I see the hard time
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A Mississippi farmer he's watchin' the sky
wondering if it's gonna rain The payment's due on
the tractor Lord and the subsidy's been taken away
And in New York City a taxicab driver screams at
the world outside Cause it sure is hot and
nobody's got the money for a cross town ride Lord
they got the hard time hungrys...

Now I ain't no preacher and I ain't no teacher but
one thing's sure as the sun If the dollar keeps a
droppin' and prices keep a risin' the worst is yet
to come We got the hard time hungrys I feel it
touchin' my hand Lord I see the hard time hungrys
spreadin' all over the land Yes I see the hard
time hungrys spreadin' all over the land