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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Vocals
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Bass
Dave McAfee
Dave McAfee
Drums
Cowboy Eddie Long
Cowboy Eddie Long
Steel Guitar
Jim "Moose" Brown
Jim "Moose" Brown
Piano
Rivers Rutherford
Rivers Rutherford
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Songwriter
Rivers Rutherford
Rivers Rutherford
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Kent Hardly Playboys
The Kent Hardly Playboys
Producer
T.W. Cargile
T.W. Cargile
Mixing Engineer
Randy Leroy
Randy Leroy
Mastering Engineer
Phillip Stein
Phillip Stein
Studio Personnel

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
These are sad times
World gone mad times
Men doin' bad times
Lord, what is this world comin' to?
[Verse 2]
Between religions and wars
Drugs and divorce
Hell, it seems like the whole world is fightin'
The sun might be shinin'
But even the skies are blue
[Verse 3]
These are hard days
Heavy old heart days
Dead string guitar days
And the devil is pickin' his tune
[Verse 4]
When our daddy's quit stayin'
And our momma's quit prayin'
Even the children quit tryin'
Well God must be cryin'
'Cause even the skies are blue
[Verse 5]
If we all know a way
To make a better day
Why isn't anyone tryin'?
The sun might be shinin'
[Verse 6]
But even the skies are blue
Written by: Jamey Johnson, Rivers Rutherford

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