Since I fell on hard times
I haven't known what to do
I spend my days here in line
Just waiting for something new

From fireworks and peaches
To weed, speed and bluegrass
From buses that burn
And barns that lean down
As far as my memory reaches

Since I fell on hard times
I haven't known where to go
I thought I might have seen a sign
With the first dust of snow
But it added up to nothing

And now I'm no longer sure
If my prayers are just a habit
Or if I'm just a fool
For thinking life ain't worth living
Since I fell on hard times

And no one knows just what lay in store
No one knows just what we're in for
No one knows, nobody knows

Since I fell on hard times
I haven't known right from wrong
But Lord knows, I've been trying
To find where I belong

I keep dreaming bare branches
On these air patrolled highways
I guess it just comes from living life alone
In these hotels shaped like ashes

Since I fell on hard times
I ain't been feeling that good
I tell the world that I'm fine
I'd change it all if I could
(Yeah, I would)

I sold my green leather jacket
In front of the Piedmont cafe
And ever since then
I've been looking for someone

To help while these days away
Yeah, since I fell on hard times

And no one knows just what lay in store
No one knows just what we?re in for
No one knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows who'll be the next to go

Since I fell on hard times
I can't believe what I've seen
To live such a different life
Than the one that you dreamed

It's all part of a story
But it has no end from fortunes
That turn to reasons we find
To live it all over again
Since I fell on hard times