Life was rough on the lone prairie
We didn't have it made
The northern winds brought the cold snow flury
And brought us close to the grave
You carried our child
Through the warm spring haul
And if all went well
You'd be a mother come to fall
We had
Hard times coming
With twisters on the ground
We had
Tumbleweeds running
And they would almost
Knocked you down
We would hide beneath
The storm cellar's door
And without you there
I couldn't take it anymore
We had
Hard times coming
But with your loving
We made it alright
The river swelled
Till the flash flood raged
Washing out the plains
The cottonwood
Stood with strength of age
And like the trees we remained
It takes the true woman
Who believes in her man
To stand at his side
While he's struggling
For his land
We had
Hard times coming
With sand storms all around
We had
Prairie hay burning
Our house burned
Right to the ground
Oh, the hardships never
Did seem to in
But when I'd fall down
You'd picked me right back up again
We had
Hard times coming
But with your loving
We made it alright
We had
Hard times coming
But with your loving
We made it alright