I hear they`re hiring men in Oklahoma
And I`ve been blessed with two hard working hands
I`ll take that job till the mill goes back to working
And we`ll make it through the hard times again
Like the preacher said in church last Sunday morning
Oh the Lord does things we may not understand
We both know that he`ll take care of his children
If we live every day the best we can
And these hard times will be the closest times we`ve known
Let`s laugh and dream of better days to come
These will be the good old days a little later on
And these hard times will be the closest times we`ve known
You know that heaven smiles on us and gives us all we need
We`ve got so much we should be thankful for
Dry your eyes turn out the light let me hold you close
That makes these hard times the closest times we`ve known
And these hard times will be...
Yes these hard times will be the closest times we`ve known