Текст песни Tight Like That - Little Axe

My dear brothers and sisters
I'm going to speak to you this morning
From this famous subject
It was tight like that
As we find ourselves standing upon the pathway of life
And realizing the many difficulties
Through which we have come
And the many battles in which we have fought
Against our enemies and the devil himself
We can all truthfully say
It was tight like that
This seems to be a hard and tight world we're living in these days
It's getting so nobody wants to be bothered with you
Unless you got something to give them
Old friends don't want to know you anymore
And new friends don't want to meet you
Pastor strangers don't want to be bothered with you
And you find yourself in the middle of a bad thing
When it's tight like that
Just think when a man is cold, hungry, and mad
And ain't got no job
And you can't borrow any money
And your credit is no good
Your wife is fussing
And the children are crying
Brother, you will feel like you in hell
When it's tight like that

Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy

My God promised me a home
There is but one God
God Almighty
My God promised me a home
I have been warning you men and women
That these hard times would come
When times would be tight
Jobs would be hard to get
And you couldn't get much money
You should have made preparation
For these hard times
When it was tight like that
But now you've run through with all your money
You've lost your job
And starvation's at your door
Don't bring me your troubles now

My God promised me a home
There is but one God
God Almighty
My God promised me a home

Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy

Don't bring me your troubles now
I can't use them
Bring me some money
And bring along a few hams and chicken
It's money I want
And money I must have
And a plenty of something to eat
So I can satisfy my gastronomical preferences
When it's tight like that
Get ready
Salvation is coming
Come down, you high-minded men

Don't let your money and your job
Bet your head
Or the prodigal son had plenty of money
But he lost all he had
When it's tight like that
Don't try to be rich, or not

Yes, brother
Praying is all I can do now
But believe me
When I think about the past
This world don't owe me anything
In my young days, I had my time
I was tight like that
Yes, sister
But you ain't got nothing on me
How can you feel so happy and resolute
When your house rent is due
And you're behind with your furniture bills
And your large dues are not paid
And you're behind with your pastor's salary
And you haven't got no money, no friends
Everything is tight like that
What do you do?
Brother pastor, when everything gets tight like that
I just let the bills go
I ain't gonna let nothing send my soul to hell
When I ain't got no money
I got good religion
Glory hallelujah
Yes, religion's alright
But I wanna tell you all now
When your bills are due
Salvation's at your door
And your friends all gone
Everything is tight like that
Better have some money in your pocket
To pay your bills
When it's tight like that
Amen