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Hard Times

from And Now​.​.​. by The Moonshine

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lyrics

Some people ain't good for nothin'
Other people good for too damn much
It's all the way the cards get shovelled,
and whether or not you've got the touch.

It's hard times, dead or alive
Hard times dead or alive
Oh it's hard times, dead or alive
It's hard times, dead or alive
And you better believe it's true.

I've got a kitten sittin' pretty back at the home
begging like a dog for an old hambone
All I've got here's this ball of yarn
and even that is almost gone.

It's hard times...

Well your girl she's gonna leave you
just as soon as she can stand,
and your darned if she don't,
but if she do you'll be damned.
I saw two little birdies high above the land
and each was wishing his head was in the sand.

It's hard times...

Even the undertaker's singing this sad old song
I just had to ask him what was wrong
He stuck his shovel in the ground and said
"Look here, son. People these days are just living too long!"

It's hard times, dead or alive
Hard times dead or alive
Oh it's hard times, dead or alive
It's hard times, dead or alive
And you better believe it's true.

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from And Now​.​.​., released January 28, 2014

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The Moonshine Portland, Oregon

Contemporary string band magic since winter 2012. The Moonshine has crafted a style all their own based on applying traditional stringband techniques to the unconventional, yet instantly familiar writing of Michael Gerard Levasseur. This is music born of the endless wonder of the open countryside, just as it is music meant to be heard blaring from brightly lit dancehalls on crowded city streets ... more

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