Ready, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4.Bornin' on hard times, but it feels good to knowThat milk and honey's just around the bendRunnin' on bad lines, we better run as we goTear up, tear up the overdrive againOh, dear Prime Minister, it's all such a messGo right ahead and pull the rotten toothOh, Mr. President, you've been put to the testCome clean for once and hit us with the truthLookin' for sunshine, but it's black and it's coldYet you say that milk and honey's just around the bendGivin' us a hard time, my friendsHandin' us the same lines againFallin' on hard times, but there's nowhere to hideNow they repossess for all those riots and the minkTurnin' on a peace sign, and it's back to the woodsSilver will be raised, I've always thinkin'Somebody wake me, I've been sleepin' too longOh, I don't have to take this lying downYou can keep your promises, show them where they belongDon't ask me to, the party won't be aroundFallin' on hard times, but it feels good to knowThat milk and honey's just around the bendGivin' us a hard time, my friendsHandin' us the same lines againFallin' on hard timesWe're fallin' on hard timesFallin' on hard timesCan't you read between the lines?We're fallin' on hard timesYeah, fallin' on hard timesOh, we're fallin' on hard timesYeah, fallin' on hard times