Times are gonna get real hard, yes they will
Times are gonna get real hard, yes it will
Oh, our planet is changing fast
Amd the way things have gone, it just won't last
Times are gonna get real hard, yes they will

Oh, I said that it will
Oh, did you hear me say? I said that it will

Gotta get it right this time, I hope we will
I hope we figure it out this time around, I hope we will
We have a new chance to rewrite the story
Will you change your ways for love and glory?
Oh, I hope things will work out fine, I hope they will

So when you wake up one morning
And there's no food up on your shelf
And you run to the kitchen faucet
And no water pours out of your spout

Things are gonna be just fine, yes they will
Things are gonna be alright, yes they will
We know time ain't on our side
So we better get it right this time
Things are gonna be just fine, yes they will

Oh, but when you wake up in the morning
And there's no food up on your shelf
And you run to the kitchen faucet
And no water pours out of your spout
And you turn on the light switch
But you're still standing alone in the dark
Then you ride to work in the morning
And there's no gas to put in your car

When you wake up in the morning
And there's no food up on your shelf
And you run to the faucet, Lord
And no water's pouring out of your spout
And you turn on the light switch
But you're standing all alone in the dark
And you ride to work, Monday morning
And there's no gas to put in your car
Don't be surprised when it happens
When the writing's been slapped on the wall
Come on wake up people, can't you see it now?
Time is right now

Come on, we can do it
Lord yes we will, yes we will