When you're down kissin' the ground   And your friends downtown   Won't even let you sleep on the floor anymore   When you're holdin' up a cup   On a corner in the cold all night   You start to cry and wonder why      You're doin' hard time   You're doin' hard time, hard time   Even your soul ain't got a dime   You're doin' hard time, hard time      Outta luck, can't make a buck   Try to run but you're stuck   In the muck of your shattered life   Like a knife through your heart tears you apart   You got no one to hold but   Your memories through the night   And you can't see the light      You're doin' hard time   You're doin' hard time, hard time   Even your soul ain't got a dime   You're doin' hard time, hard time      When you're found they push you around   You got no one to hold but   Your memories through the night   You can't see the light      You're doin' hard time   You're doin' hard time, hard time   Even your soul ain't got a dime   You're doin' hard time, hard time      When you're found they push you around   You got no one to hold but   Your memories through the night   You can't see the light