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
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