i turn my face to the waterline i turn my face far away this i realize is not the way where the dark lies push it away hard by design hard times are just a drop of rain so let the rain come on behind behind runs the sun i put my hands on the red dirt land i work the land where my father tread he said don t be afraid when the snake is at hand the serpent is kind compared to man hard by design hard times are just a drop of rain let the rain come on behind behind runs the sun the littlest light is the break of day the littlest lamp finds a way all of our friends across the land alive in the light and i called her then hard by design hard times are just a drop of rain so let the rain come on outside outside comes the sun hard by design hard times are just a drop of rain so let the rain come on outside outside runs the sun