| Lord, we’re under the light
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| And havin' hard times
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| Mommas worried about Papa and the empty grocery shelf
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| Papa’s working down under the ground slowly killing himself
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| He’s working in the mines, havin' hard times
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| Yeah, he’s workin' in the mines and havin' hard times
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| It’s the same way in the city working in the factory
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| It takes all the overtime you can get just to feed your family
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| Workin' on the line and havin' hard times
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| Yeah, workin' on the line and havin' hard times
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| And what used to be a dollar ain’t worth a silver dime
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| There is no such thing as security
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| When you’re having all those hard, hard times
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| I know about some farmers outside of East Moline
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| They couldn’t work their fields this year 'cause they couldn’t buy gasoline
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| They’re plantin' by the sides and havin' hard times
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| Yeah, they’re plantin' side, still havin' hard times
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| And what used to be a dollar ain’t worth a silver dime
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| And there is no such thing as security
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| When you’re having all those hard, hard times
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| Mommas still worried about Papa and the empty grocery shelf
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| Papa’s still working down under the ground he’s slowly killing himself
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| Working in the mines, havin' hard times
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| Lord, workin' in the mines and still havin' hard times
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| You don’t have to worry no more, mama
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| Papa’s gonna pull us through some how
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| Working in the mines, havin' hard times |