Story Behind The Song

My grandparents always treated the migrant workers and their families just like they were part of our family. My grandmother would cook all morning so they could gather at our table and share the midday meal with us as we all said a prayer......thanking

Song Description

Growing up in the 50's and 60's allowed me to spend lots of time on my grandparent's farms...where they employed many migrant families and provided them with a place to stay as well as food while they worked. I worked side by side with all these people o

Lyrics

HARD LUCK

Writer: Jerry Lee Surber (ASCAP) Copyright 1980

DRIVIN CROSS THE LAND...JUST A TRYIN TO MAKE A LIVIN
CHOPPIN COTTON AND A BAILIN HAY
DOIN ANYTHING THEY CAN
JUST TO FEED THEIR HUNGRY FAMILIES
YOU KNOW THEY'RE ON THE ROAD TODAY

SOME ARE LIVIN IN THEIR TRAILERS...ONLY 8 X 24
JUST A HOPIN THAT IT DOESN'T RAIN
CAUSE DON'T YOU KNOW THE ROOF'S A LEAKIN
AND THE DOOR... IT'S A SQUEAKIN
GET THE BUCKETS SET UP AGAIN

YOU KNOW I'M TALKIN BOUT HARD LUCK...NO LUCK
AND A TRAILER SITTIN OUT IN THE RAIN
HARD TIMES...LONG LINES
AND COME TOMORROW DO IT OVER AGAIN

AND WHEN THE NIGHT STARTS TO FALLIN
YOU CAN HEAR THEIR VOICES CALLIN
TO THE HEAVENS IN SONG AGAIN
YES IT'S SOME GOOD OLD GOSPEL SINGIN
WITH THE CHURCH BELL RINGIN
GOTTA FEED THEIR STARVIN SOULS AND THEN

HARD LUCK...NO LUCK
COLD HARD TIMES WHEN YOU COULDN'T GET A DIME
NOT SO VERY VERY LONG AGO
I STILL REMEMBER THAT FREEZIN SNOW
AND I CAN STILL HEAR THE NORTH WIND BLOW
YES THEY WERE HARD TIMES...HARD TIMES

I'M TALKIN HARD LUCK...NO LUCK
AND A TRAILER SITTIN OUT IN THE RAIN
HARD TIMES...LONG LINES
AND COME TOMORROW DO IT OVER AGAIN
HARD LUCK......NO LUCK
HARD TIMES......LONG LINES
HARD LUCK

Copyright 1980 Jerry Lee Surber (ASCAP)
SURBER MUSIC COMPANY PUBLISHING (ASCAP)