Hard Times

Kill the rich
Salt the Earth
But hidden down in the dirt
I'll be writing you another line
You went right
I was blind
The fire was always dying
What was bright has become burnt

These are hard times, hard times
These are hard times, hard times
But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
When I'm with you
These are hard times, hard times
These are hard times, hard times
But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
If I can spend them with you

There's a flash
Before the sound
Before you feel the shaking ground
Before you see the rising ash
You protest - they don't even know what they saw
But the law is the law is the law
And someone has to call it a crime

These are hard times, hard times
These are hard times, hard times
But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
When I'm with you
These are hard times, hard times
These are hard times, hard times
But I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
If I can spend them with you

Well, I feel like I could fly
With the windows open in the night
Let the rain come in and wash the dream away
They said that they would build a crystal palace
I just laughed and laughed and laughed
Your lovely eyes, et cetera, et cetera
I just called you here to say..

Kill the rich
Salt the Earth
But hidden down in the dirt
I'll be writing you another line