My mother told me My mother told me minha mae contou-se 'Fore she passed away 'Fore she passed away o que ela ja passou antes Said son when I'm gone Said son when I'm gone disse : filho, quando eu me for Don't forget to pray Don't forget to pray nao esqueça de orar 'Cause there'll be hard times 'Cause there'll be hard times pois haverao tempos dificeis Lord those hard times Lord those hard times Deus aqueles tempos dificeis Who knows better than I? Who knows better than I? quem sabe melhor do que eu? Well I soon found out Well I soon found out bem, eu logo descobri Just what she meant Just what she meant so do que ela estava tentatndo dizer When I had to pawn my clothes When I had to pawn my clothes quando tive que penhorar minhas roupas Just to pay the rent Just to pay the rent para pagar aluguel Talkin' 'bout hard times Talkin' 'bout hard times falando sobre tempos dificeis Lord those hard times Lord those hard times meu deus, aqueles tempos dificeis Who knows better than I? Who knows better than I? quem os conhece melhor que eu? I had a woman I had a woman tive uma esposa Who was always around Who was always around que sempre estava pro perto But when I lost my money But when I lost my money mas quando perdi a grana She put me down She put me down ela me chutou Talkin' 'bout hard times Talkin' 'bout hard times falando de tempos dificeis Hard times Hard times tempos dificeis Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? sim, sim, quem mais os conhece melhor que eu? Lord, Lord, Meu Deus! One of these days One of these days um dia destes There'll be no more sorrow There'll be no more sorrow nao havera mais problemas When I pass away When I pass away quando eu superar And no more hard times And no more hard times e nao mais tempos duros No more hard times No more hard times nada de tempos duros Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? sim sim, quem os conhece melhor que eu?