Hard Luck Bad News

from Something New Under The Son by Larry Norman

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I've been having some hard times
All my life
I hope things change pretty soon

Hard luck and bad news
Has followed me from town to town
All my life my luck's been down
I'm getting so weary
I don't have one friend
Folks turn their backs when I'm around
And where I walk the grass turns brown
No one will come near me

Hard luck and bad news
Hard luck and bad news
If you were in my shoes you'd die

My life's been lonely
I've never heard a kindly word
Ugly names is all I've heard
And mean is how they treat me
Nobody trusts me
They blame me for the fires in town
Claim that hell is where I'm bound
And pray that God will speed me

Hard luck and bad news
Hard luck and bad news
If you were in my shoes you'd die

Woo

Life's not worth living
My sorrow's more than I can say
Tomorrow's just another day
I hate to see the sun rise
Yet maybe someday
I'll find a man to call a friend
I'll be his friend until the end
In loneliness my heart cry

Hard luck and bad news
Hard luck and bad news
If you were in my shoes you'd die [x2]

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from Something New Under The Son, released January 1, 1981

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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