When you're down

Kissin' the ground

And your friends downtown

Won't even let you sleep on the floor anymore

When you're holdin' up a cup

On a corner in the cold all night

You start to cry and wonder why

You're doin' hard time

You're doin' hard time, hard time

Even your soul ain't got a dime

You're doin' hard time, hard time

Outta luck, can't make a buck

Try to run but you're stuck

In the muck of your shattered life

Like a knife through your heart tears you apart

You got no one to hold but

Your memories through the night

And you can't see the light

You're doin' hard time

You're doin' hard time, hard time

Even your soul ain't got a dime

You're doin' hard time, hard time

When you're found they push you around

You got no one to hold but

Your memories through the night

You can't see the light

You're doin' hard time

You're doin' hard time, hard time

Even your soul ain't got a dime

You're doin' hard time, hard time

When you're found they push you around

You got no one to hold but

Your memories through the night

You can't see the light