My mother told me before she passed away, 我的母亲告诉我之前，她去世了，

Said, "Son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray 说：“儿子，当我走了，不要忘记祈祷

'Cause there'll be hard times, Lord those hard times - 因为还会有困难的时候，耶和华的艰难岁月 -

Who knows better than I?" 谁知道比我更好吗？ “

   

Well I soon found out just what she meant 好吧，我很快就发现了刚才她是什么意思

When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay the rent; 当我不得不典当我的衣服只是为了付房租;

Talkin' 'about hard times, hard times 说话有关困难，共度时艰

Who knows better than I? 谁知道比我更好吗？

   

I had a woman, Lord, who was always around, 我有一个女人，主啊，谁是始终围绕着，

But when I lost my money, she put me down. 但是，当我失去了我的钱，她放我下来。

Talkin' 'bout hard times, you know those hard times, 说话布特困难的时候，你就知道那些艰难的时刻，

Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I? 是啊，主啊，谁知道比我更好吗？

   

Lord, one of these days, there'll be no sorrow 主啊，这些日子之一，将没有悲伤

When I pass away, 当我走了，

And no more hard times, 并没有更多的困难，

Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? 是啊，是啊，谁知道比我更好吗？

Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I? 是啊，主啊，谁知道比我更好吗？