Rain is pouring down
News comes on the radio
There's trouble all around


That's the way it always been
And the way it'll always be


I thank the good Lord I've got you
In times like these


The rich keep getting richer
The poor barely get by

Farmer Johnson says it's either
Too wet or too dry


Jobs are scarce down at the factory

I thank the good Lord I've got you

In times like these

In times like these

When it's easy to get down
You're my inspiration
You're my solid ground

In times like these

We can read about the latest

In the fashion magazines
But that don't change the fact
That we got patches on our jeans


Everybody's needing money
Even the preachers preaching on TV

I thank the good Lord I've got you
In times like these


In times like these
When it's easy to get down
You're my inspiration

You're my solid ground
In times like these


It costs you fortyfive cents
For a nickel candy bar
And a dollar's worth of gas

Won't even start your car

Yeah, we got problems

Here in the land of free
But there's no place I'd rather be
In times like these


I thank the good Lord I've got you
In times like these

In times like these, baby (baby)
In times like these
In times like these