Lyrics to
Hard Times

This version of Hard Times was released by Santana in 1979.

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Have you ever felt
That your life is a wasting
Happiness beyond your reach
Sweet love has gone astray
Suddenly it’s bitter

Hard times
Hard times

When you’re all alone
Nothing seems to matter
Sadness always fills the air
Hurts so deep inside
You just have to cry out
Wow…..hard times
Wow…..hard times
Wow…..hard times
Wow…..hard times

Give yourself a chance
You have something special
That nobody else can claim
Deep inside your heart
Shines a revelation
Wow…..shine on
Wow…..shine on
Wow…..hard times
Wow…..hard times

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About Lyrics and Hard Times by Santana

The lyrics for Hard Times are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Santana. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Hard Times have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Hard Times - Santana and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Hard Times by Santana in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hard Times" means the words set to the music of Hard Times, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Santana. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hard Times and the lyrics to Hard Times are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Santana who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hard Times, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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