Music Video: I Fear Worst Times Are A Coming

Lyrics:

[I Fear Worst Times Are a Coming]

[Verse 1]
I’m Rufus, that white poodle, fluffy as can be,
Trottin’ through the grocery store, just my cart and me.
Milk keeps climbing higher, eggs have learned to fly,
Every little price tag makes a good dog wanna cry.

I sniffed around the bakery, passed the butcher’s stand,
Even biscuits cost enough to make me shake a paw in panic, man.
I counted out my dog treats, had to put one back,
These hard times got my tail tucked underneath my back.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then my little dachshund buddy, Gurdy, came around,
With those tiny little footsteps tappin’ on the ground.

[Chorus]
I fear worst times are a coming,
Clouds are gatherin’ overhead.
I fear worst times are a coming,
That’s the thought inside my head.
We’ll keep waggin’, keep on hopin’,
Though tomorrow’s hard to see.
I fear worst times are a coming…
Lord, have mercy on you and me.

[Verse 2]
Gurdy said, “How’s Danny? Haven’t seen him surfin’ much.”
I sighed and said, “He’s smilin’, but he’s hurtin’ just as such.”
His twin brother Randy left this world before his time,
Danny hides the heartbreak with another cheerful line.

He still rides the ocean where the evening meets the sky,
But every wave reminds him of the reasons grown men cry.
Some grief runs so deep that words can’t reach the pain,
So he carries it in silence through the sunshine and the rain.

[Bridge]
Gurdy whispered softly, “There’s another thing I know…”
“Something ’bout Preacher Willy just don’t sit right in my soul.”
I nodded without answer, let the silence fill the air,
Sometimes your heart sees shadows that are mighty hard to bear.

The President on television says everything is fine,
But that don’t match the grocery bills we’re readin’ line by line.
We ain’t lookin’ for a miracle, just honesty today,
And enough to fill the pantry in an old-fashioned way.

[Final Chorus]
I fear worst times are a coming,
Still we’ll stand side by side.
I fear worst times are a coming,
But we won’t surrender pride.
We’ll keep laughin’, keep believin’,
Love is stronger than the fear.
I fear worst times are a coming…
But we’ll hold our loved ones near.

[Outro]
Just a white poodle and a dachshund walkin’ slow beneath the sun,
Prayin’ brighter days are waitin’ when this troubled road is done.
Until then we’ll keep on singin’, no matter what may be…

I fear worst times are a coming…
But hope still walks with me.