Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times timesShe made me a shirt out of fives and dimes Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind I realized that Illinois was more than I could stand They

It's ten times timesharder for a real nigga It's ten times timesharder for a Put on a smile, girl, put on a smile Fuck the DA, fuck the P.O Fuck the president, fuck the Popo They follow me, wanna keep me close Try to hold me back, let me go I sip the drank, I sip

Stand By Your Man, Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man. You'll have bad times timesAnd he'll have good times, Doin' things that you don't understand. But if you love him you'll forgive him, even though he's hard to

Confusion's all I see Frustration surrounds me Solution: bid farewell Sedation - what the hell? I can hardly breathe at all Divided we stand Together we fall That can save us all So don't pray on your knees

If you see him If you see her If you see him, tell him I wish him well How am I doing Well, sometimes it's hard to tell I still miss him more than ever But please don't say a word If you see her, tell her I'm doing fine And if you want to

I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done, then haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong Learn the hard way (Hello, mirror, so glad to see you, my friend, it's been a while) Staring at the empty page before me All the years of wreckage

Well, your railroad gate You know I just can’t jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I’m just sitting here beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I waited for you when I was half

If all it is is eight letters When I close my eyes Why is it so hard to say? Why am I in my own way? Why do I pull you close I've said those words before but it was a lie And you deserve to hear them a thousand times timesAnd then ask you for space You know

Let the rain fall down upon her Let her cry, for she's a lady Let her dream, she's a child She's a free and gentle flower growing wild She's faced the hardest times timesyou could imagine And many times timesher eyes fought back the tears And when her youthful

I absolutely love you But we're absolute beginners If our love song Could fly over mountains Just like the films To feel all the hard times To lay down the hard lines It's absolutely true I've nothing much to offer