INTRO SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH, RAIN IS POURING DOWN NEWS COMES ON THE RADIO THERE'S TROUBLE ALL AROUND AN THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, THE WAY IT'LL ALWAYS BE I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE THE RICH KEEP GETTING RICHER, THE POOR BARELY GETTIN BY FARMER JOHNSON SAYS IT EITHER TO WET OR TO DRY THE JOBS ARE SCARCE DOWN AT THE FACTORY I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE CHORUS IN TIMES LIKE THESE WHEN IT'S EASY TO GET DOWN YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION YOU'RE MY SOLID GROUND IN TIMES LIKE THESE LOVE WILL PULL US THROUGH BABY I KNOW I CAN DEPEND ON YOU IT COST YOU 99 CENTS FOR A NICKEL CANDY BAR AN A DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS WON'T EVEN START YOUR CAR AN YEAH WE GOT PROBLEMS HERE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE THERE'S NO PLACE I RATHER BE IN TIMES LIKE THESE SOLO- IN TIMES LIKE THESE WHERE IT'S EASY TO GET DOWN YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION YOU'RE MY SOLID GROUND IN TIMES LIKE THESE LOVE WILL PULL US THROUGH BABY I KNOW I CAN DEPEND ON YOU SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH RAIN STILL POURING DOWN NEWS COMES ON THE RADIO THERE'S TROUBLE ALL AROUND AN THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE WAY IT'LL ALWAYS BE I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIME LIKE THESE IN TIMES LIKE THESE