Hard Times Poem by jim hogg

Tomorrow's only minutes down the road
Across this land a storm's about to blow
In every corner of the globe
there's trouble coming through
and the truth is that there's nothing we can do

and looking backwards doesn't make it clear
the experts sit and write their histories
but strangely none of them agree
‘bout what will happen next
and the best they've got to offer is a guess

But rest assured that someone's getting rich
And someone else is thrilling at the kill
The knights and dames will have their fill
Their sons and daughters too
While the rest will end up fighting for their due

So while we can let's make the best
Of all the time that we've got left
This life is short and precious love
It's time to value what we've got

And when the hard times get us down
Let you and I go dancing love
And when tomorrow brings us doubt
Let you and I keep laughing love
For somewhere up ahead of us
There'll be good times once again, my love
There'll be sunshine once again, for us