Met a man walking on the side of the road

His name was Joe and his clothes were borrowed

When he spoke all his word had pain

In his eyes and his heart was sorrow

He walked for many miles in the rain

Said he'll be walking until tomorrow

His wife took the kids and drove away

With his best friend and moved down to Mexico

He felted he'd lost everything

Made a new friend named Johnny Walker

Often he cried about his past till Johnny said to him

Sir Times get hard

And Things go wrong

Though you stumble and fall

Don't give up just get up again

You can't complain

Bout the heartache and pain

And right there you remain

Till you choose to get up again

I met this girl on 42ND street

On her way to work religiously

She looked me in my eyes and said to me

She's barely able to make ends meet

It broke my heart to have to hear her say

She had three children and one on the way

For her kids she had to be strong

'Cause things got rough when their daddy moved on

To proud to ask her family to help her

Cause her father always swore she'd be a failure

If it wasn't for her children's love

She would have given up

Times may get hard

And things may go wrong

Though you stumble and fall

Don't give up just get up again

You can't complain

'Bout the heartache and pain

When right there you'll remain

Till you choose to get up again

Times may get hard

And things may go wrong

Though you stumble and fall

Don't give up just get up again

You can't complain

'Bout the heartache and pain

When right there you'll remain

Till you choose to get up again

Times may get hard

And things may go wrong

Though you stumble and fall

Don't give up just get up again

You can't complain

'Bout the heartache and pain

When right there you'll remain

Till you choose to get up again

Times may get hard

And Things may go wrong

Got yourself to lean on

Just be strong and hold on

This is your life

It's your time make it right

When they turn out your light

There's no chance to come back again