[Intro]
Oh, I know
These are gonna be hard times
These are gonna be hard times
Don't you lose your light

[Verse 1]
Mama, all my friends are dying
And I think I know the reason
There's something everyone's telling them not to be
And you don't have to agree
Please just talk to me

[Chorus]
Oh, I know
These are gonna be hard times
These are gonna be hard times
Don't you lose your light
Stand up tall
Keep on wishing for blue skies
Find the calm in the great white
Don't you lose your light

[Verse 2]
Father, please have mercy
Please stop screaming those words
'Cause you know all they do is just hurt me
You have the power to save
You have the power to wound
The way that you use it is all up to you
[Chorus]
Oh, I know
These are gonna be hard times
These are gonna be hard times
Don't you lose your light
Stand up tall
Keep on wishing for blue skies
Find the calm in the great white
Don't you lose your light

Oh, I know
These are gonna be hard times
These are gonna be hard times
Don't you lose your light
Stand up tall
Keep on wishing for blue skies
Find the calm in the great white
Don't you lose your light

[Outro]
Oh, I know
These are gonna be hard times
These are gonna be hard times
Don't you lose your light