matchbox 20 - these hard times

The video shows the band playing in the street in front of what appears to be a warehouse. Many people go through that if nothing happens. Near the end of the song, several balloons color channel and leave a store open, allowing more and more balloons out. All people see in the video stop and look up, with the balloons. The video ends when the band stops playing and look at the balloons as well.

Morning falls like rain into the city life
There goes another night
Losing my breath in waves
Knowing that ever crash is bleading the hourglass
and taking the strife from all our lives

Everyone keeps talking
They promise you everything
But they don't mean anything

We may loose our focus
There's just too many words
We're never meant to learn
And we don't feel so alive

So goodbye, these days are gone
and we can't keep holding on
When all we need is some relief
Though these hard times
Through these hard times

Move your hands in circles
Keeping me hypnotized
The power behind your eyes

Move around your bedroom cursing the naked sky
You should be here tonight
But you stay alone and cry

Say goodbye, these days are gone
and we can't keep holding on
When all we need is some relief
Through these hard times
(whoa) There's something missing
(Oh whoa) You'll never feel it but you
(Oh whoa) You're gonna feel it when it's gone
When it's gone

Say goodbye, these days are gone
and we can't keep holding on
When all we need is some relief
Through these hard times
(hey) these Hard times
(oh no now) Hard times
Hard times

Say goodbye, these days are gone
Say goodbye, these days are gone
These days are gone

Released : Flag of the United States January 29, 2008
Flag of : the United Kingdom May 5, 2008
Recorded : 2007
Genre : Alternative rock
Length - 3:48 (album version)
3:26 (radio edit)
Label : Atlantic
Writer(s) : Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook, Brian Yale
Producer : Steve Lillywhite