All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I've been pushed and I've been shoved
Been put down by the people I love
I've been hurt and I've been scorned
At times I've wished I'd never been born, but...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I was raised in a two room shack
the only thing I owned was hanging on my back
Been in trouble, thrown in jail
I had nobody to draw my bail, but...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I been lost, but now I'm found
There ain't no way to keep a good man down
You came along and took my hand
And now I feel like a newborn man and...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I've been pushed and I've been shoved
Been put down by the people I love
I've been hurt and I've been scorned
At times I've wished I'd never been born, but...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I was raised in a two room shack
the only thing I owned was hanging on my back
Been in trouble, thrown in jail
I had nobody to draw my bail, but...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
I been lost, but now I'm found
There ain't no way to keep a good man down
You came along and took my hand
And now I feel like a newborn man and...
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over
All of my hard times soon be over