Hard times spreading just like the flu
  Watch out homeboy, don't let it catch you
  P-p-prices go up, don't let your pocket go down
  When you got short money you're stuck on the ground
  Turn around, get ready, keep your eye on the prize
  And be on point for the future shock
    Hard times [repeat 2x]
    Hard times are coming to your town
  So stay alert, don't let them get you down
  They tell you times are tough, you hear that times are hard
  But when you work for that ace you know you pulled the right card
  Hard times got our pockets all in chains
  I'll tell you what, homeboy, it don't have my brain
  All day I have to work at my peak
  Beacuse I need that dollar every day of the weak
    Hard times
    Hard times can take you on a natural trip
  So keep your balance, and don't you slip
  Hard times is nothing new on me
  I'm gonna use my strong mentality
  Like the cream of the crop, like the crop of the cream
  B-b-beating hard times, that is my theme
  Hard times in life, hard times in death
  I'm gonna keep on fighting to my very last breath
    Hard times [repeat 6x]