1: Now, when Ah woke up dis mornin' dere's somethin' jus'- ain't right.
Ma woman been wid da pool man agin an' she gone for a dive.

Ma Rolex done- got busted. Ma Jaguar in- da shop.
Da movie Ah put nine hunnert gran' in has now turned out a flop.

Ah got dem hard times in Playland, hard times in Malibu blues.-

2: Ma broker took all ma money. Da maid called in sick agin.
Dere's no dial tone on ma cellula phone an' Ah can't buy a friend.

Ah got me tennis elbow. Ma golf swing in a slice.
Ah jus' found out dat ma daughta bin out wid a sexual device.

Ah got dem hard times in Playland, hard times in Malibu blues.-

3: Da tabloids all got dat picher o' me an' dat skinny-ass kid.
Dey won' believe dat she really ma niece an' dere's nuttin' we did.

Da mud slide into ma backyard. Da ocean tear at ma beach.
Ah get no thrill from da fire in da hill an' da blondes dat be bleached.

Ah got dem hard times in Playland, hard times in Malibu blues.-

4: Now, when ma woman lef' me, Ah felt jes' half-alive.
Ah rescued me wid a shopping spree down on Rodeo Drive.

Ah got dem hard times in Playland, hard times in Malibu blues.-
Ah got dem hard times in Playland, hard times in Malibu blues.-