SIT TIN' ON THE

FRONT PORCH

RAIN IS POUR IN' DOWN

NEWS COMES ON

THE RA DI O

THERE'S TROUBLE

ALL A ROUND

AND THAT'S THE WAY

IT'S AL WAYS BEEN

AND THE WAY

IT' LL AL WAYS BE

I THANK THE GOOD LORD

I'VE GOT YOU

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

THE RICH KEEP

GET TIN' RICH ER

THE POOR

BARE LY GET BY

FAR MER JOHN SON SAYS

IT'S EIT HER TOO WET

OR TOO DRY

JOBS ARE SCARCE

DOWN AT THE FAC TORY

I THANK THE GOOD LORD

I'VE GOT YOU

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

WHEN IT'S EA SY TO

GET DOWN

YOU'RE MY IN SPI RA TION

YOU'RE MY

SO LID GROUND

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

LOVE WILL PULL US

THROUGH

BA BY I KNOW I CAN

DE PEND ON YOU

OH YOU CAN READ

A BOUT THE LATE ST

IN THE FASH ION

MA GA ZINES

BUT THAT DON'T

CHANGE THE FACT

THAT WE GOT PATCH ES

ON OUR JEANS

E VERY BO DY'S

NEED IN' MO NEY

E VEN THE PREACH ERS

PREACH IN' ON T V

I THANK THE GOOD LORD

I'VE GOT YOU

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

WHEN IT'S EA SY TO

GET DOWN

YOU'RE MY IN SPI RA TION

YOU'RE MY

SO LID GROUND

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

LOVE WILL PULL US

THROUGH

BA BY I KNOW I CAN

DE PEND ON YOU

IT COST YA

FOR TY- FIVE CENTS

FOR A NIC KEL CAN DY BAR

AND A DOL LAR'S

WORTH OF GAS

WON'T E VEN

START YOUR CAR

HAVE WE GOT

PRO BLEMS

HERE IN THE LAND

OF THE FREE

BUT THERE'S NO PLACE

I'D RAT HER BE

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

I THANK THE GOOD LORD

I GOT YOU

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

BA BY

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

IN TIMES LIKE THESE