Hard Times
Kiwini Vaitai Lyrics

Everybody goes through them hard times, every once in a while the fish let go the line and
It's inevitable that everyone will experience tough times, just like a fish that gets away every once in a while.

how do you recuperate when it's too late, the month's rent due and they done up the wages
When it's too late and bills are due, how can you recover when your income is limited?

I keep talkin' stories for ages, so let me tell ya'
I talk a lot, so let me tell you my experience.

Four-thrity, crow from the birdie
It's 4:30 and the bird is crowing.

Never really thought that I'd be up this early
I never imagined getting up so early.

On my way to work, clock in at the clerk, slavin' in the sun, you wanna take off yo shirt, 'cause
On my way to work, clock in as a clerk. Work under the sun, sweating so much that you want to take off your shirt.

Everybody knows, that to live in paradise, you gotta go with the flow, like
To live in a perfect place, you must adapt to the circumstances.

Workin' in the morning 'til I hit drama, sweatin' in the sun, hot, just like a sauna
Working in the hot sun till there's problems, sweating like in a sauna.

Nobody knows it when we, ooh, gotta work hard then pay bills and still short at the end of the week
Nobody has an idea how tough it is to work hard and still not have enough to pay bills at the end of the week.

Just like a waste of time, working so hard, only gettin' nickels and dimes
Like it's a waste of time, working hard but still earning very little.

Never did I ever see a day like that, where the price is right, it never roll back
I never expected a day like this, where prices keep rising and never go down.

My buddy told me he gotta take it from the whip just so he can take his baby girl to a field trip
My friend has to borrow money just to take his daughter on a field trip.

Never will ever this modern day a-maze me, everybody's got hard times daily
Modern times will never stop surprising me, because everyone experiences hard times every day.

All I can do is wait patiently, then happy times come consistently
All I can do is wait patiently for good times to come regularly.

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Everybody goes through them hard times, every once in a while the fish let go the line and
It's inevitable that everyone will experience tough times, just like a fish that gets away every once in a while.

how do you recuperate when it's too late, the month's rent due and they done up the wages
When it's too late and bills are due, how can you recover when your income is limited?

I keep talkin' stories for ages, so let me tell ya'
I talk a lot, so let me tell you my experience.

Everybody goes through them hard times, every once in a while the fish let go the line and
It's inevitable that everyone will experience tough times, just like a fish that gets away every once in a while.

how do you recuperate when it's too late, the month's rent due and they done up the wages
When it's too late and bills are due, how can you recover when your income is limited?

I keep talkin' stories for ages, so let me tell ya'
I talk a lot, so let me tell you my experience.