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 comin' with twisters on the ground We had tumbleweeds runnin' 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 comin' but with your loving we made it alright [ guitar ] The river swelled till the flash blood raged washing out the plains The cottonwood stood with strenght 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 comin' with sand storms all around We had prairie hay burnin' 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 comin' but with your loving we made it alright We had hard times comin' but with your loving we made it alright
