[Intro]
In this time
No, no, the living ain't easy

[Chorus]
In this time
No, the living ain't easy
No, no, in this time
No, the living, the living ain't easy

[Verse 1]
I take a look around, there's unemployment
I take another look, see children cryin'
I ask them what is wrong, they say they're hungry
I'd like to help them out, I too am hungry
No food in the ghetto, the children are crying
Big fish are jumping, I've got no wings so I can't fly

[Post-Verse]
I've got to find a job, but I can't find one
I've got to pay my rent, but I can't pay it
I've got to buy some yule, but prices has gone up
I've got to ask mysеlf, when is this gonna stop?

[Refrain]
Whoa oh, in this time
When thе living, the living ain't easy
Just hush, little baby
And don't you cry
No, no, don't you cry
[Chorus]
In this time
No, no, the living ain't easy
I said, in this time
No, the living, the living ain't easy

[Verse 2]
Where are all my friends, now that I need them
I guess they've had their fun and now they're on the run
If I'm trying to survive, thank God I'm still alive
I live from day to day, there is no other way

[Post-Verse]
Whoa oh, my dad is not rich
But my mama, my mama is good lookin'
We can put things together
We will survive!

[Refrain]
Just hush, little baby
And don't, don't you cry

[Outro]
No, no, no, in this time
The living ain't easy, the living ain't easy
The living ain't easy (Yeah)
No, no, no, no; The living ain't easy