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Hard Times

from Contender by Lach

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"Another Proper iD song. This was what life was like for us in those underground, East Village, rock and roll daze. Might be a nod to the book Bright Lights, Big City but who knows? That quote from Star Wars at the top was how we used to count the song off in concert. Good times!" - Lach

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Don't even bother trying to remember
What went down the last three days
Nightclubs, whispers, a powder white haze
Making love in the after hours
Taxis that drive like they’re in Madrid
Sleeping with women, waking with kids
Wondering over breakfast what it was you did
You've been hitting on hard times
Hitting on hard times oh yeah
Hitting on hard times
Oh yeah yeah yeah

You got it all but you want more
But of what leaves you unsure
You got no disease but you're still looking for a cure
As the dance floor turns into a candy store
You know home in bed is where you belong
And you swear you'll leave right after this song
If you can just ditch the bitch you've been hitting on
You've been hitting on hard times oh yeah
Hitting on hard times oh yeah
Hitting on hard times
Oh yeah yeah yeah

You're not getting high you're getting a headache
You're barely getting by on the fortunes that you make
The miss you took she turned out to be mistake
As you pound her with a love that feels more like hate
You know home in bed is where you belong
And you swear you'll leave right after this song
If you can just ditch the bitch you've been hitting on
You've been hitting on hard times oh yeah
Hitting on hard times oh yeah
Hitting on hard times
Oh yeah yeah yeah

credits

from Contender, released April 17, 2015
Lach - Acoustic Guitar, All Vocals
Jon Berger - Drums, Percussion
Norman England - Electric guitar
Geoff Notkin - Bass

Engineered - Steve McAllister and Judy Marciness
Mixed by Steve Burgh
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Mastering
All songs written by Lach and published by Blue Monk Music
©1990 Lach

Produced by Tom Goodkind
Photos by Billy Nova

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Lach Edinburgh, UK

Lach, founder of the Antifolk movement and star of BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles.

‘Beat-punk-unplugged joy!’-The Guardian UK

‘Splendid! Best of it's kind!’- Mojo

‘Incredibly bright, influential, funny, poetic.’-Suzanne Vega

‘Best punk guitarist since Johnny Ramone.’-Billy Ficca of Televis
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