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