Hard Times Don't Own Me

I've seen the nights when the lights cut out
Hungry mouths and a house full of doubt
Prayed to a God I wasn't sure I knew
Begged for mercy just to make it through

Hard times, don't own me no more
I've been down, l've been broke
L've been flat on the floor
But grace came knockin' at my door
Hard times, don't own me no more

I've watched my brothers fall to the flame
Chased by demons, shackled by shame
But every sinner's got a song to sing
And every cage still has broken wings

Yeah
I was raised on pain, raised on hurt
Had a Bible in the drawer and my face in the dirt
Mama said: Son, there's a better way to live
But I ain't understand what the good Lord gives
Now I'm standin' on a stage with my scars in the light
Telling’ every lost soul it's gon' be all right
You can rise from the ashes, I'm the proof you can
Hard times don't break a broken man

Hard times, don't own me no more
I've been down, I've been broke, l've been flat on the floor
But grace came knockin' at my door
Hard times, don't own me no more
Yeah, they come, but they don't stay
Hard times ain't got the last word today