My mother told me 'fore she passed away
Said girl, when I'm gone don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
Oh yeah, and who knows better than I
Well, I soon found out just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent
Yeah, yeah, and who knows better than I
I had a man, Lord, who was always around
But when I lost my money and he put me down
Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I
Yeah, Lord, yeah, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow when I pass away
Yeah, Lord, who know better, Lord