este azul foi escrito por sammy fain e lew brown (mais conhecidos pelas suas composições na área do jazz) e gosto bastante desta recente cover, pela atmosfera propositadamente pesada e algo monocórdica que clapton lhe empresta.

Now it's hard time, baby, hard times everywhere I go


Hard times, baby, hard times everywhere I go


Now these people keep cryin' 'bout hard times, they comin' more and more

Now I don't even see what these poor people is going to do


Now I can't see what people, these poor people is going to do


Keep cryin' about these hard times and they coming more and more

Now I went to the factory this mornin' where I had worked ten years ago


I went to the factory this mornin' where I had worked ten years ago


And the bossman told me that they ain't hirin' in here no more

Hard times, boy, and it's hard times everywhere I go


Hard times, boy, hard times everywhere I go


These people keep crying 'bout hard times and there's no work in here no more

Now if I was a bluebird, mama, had my trunk packed on my back


Hey if I was a bluebird, had my trunk packed on my back

I would fly away from this town, mama, and I'd swear I would never come back.