[Verse 1]
It's been very hard
But it's getting easier now
Hard times are over, over for a while
The leaves are shining in the sun
And smiling inside
You and I watching each other on a street corner
Cars and buses and planes and people go by

[Bridge]
But we don't care
We want to know
We want to know in each other's eyes
That hard times are over, over for some time

[Chorus]
Hard times are over
Hard times are over
Hard times are over, over for a while

[Verse 2]
It's been very rough
But it's getting easier now
Hard times are over, over for a while
The streams are twinkling in the sun
And I'm smiling inside
You and I walking together around the street corner
[Chorus]
Hard times are over
Hard times are over
Hard times are over, over for a while