Seems it was just a while ago All of my friends and I Went to each others weddings And stood by each others side And became brides Talked to Kurt on the phone today He said that he and Liz were through And by the way that Things have been going You could that they were overdue For every other married pair of us That already split in two Each of us turning our own lives alone For sleeping with someone new Ain't it true [R] These are hard times for lovers Everyone wants to be free Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone singing, I gotta be me Without you Now, honey, I'm supposed to tell you I've got to live for today And don't you know it is my lifetime I've got to live it my own way And lately, I can't help thinking I reap what I sow For all of my holy freedom What have I got to show I don't know [R] But lately, I can't help thinking I reap what I sow For all of my holy freedom What have I got to show I don't know [R] Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone wants to be free Ain't these hard times for lovers