Hard Times for Lovers

Seems like it was just a while ago All of my friends and I Went to each other's weddings And stood by each other's sides And became brides But talking on the phone with Kirk today He said that he and Liz were through And by the way that things have been going You could say they were overdue For every other married pair of us Had already split in two Each of us turning out lights alone Or sleeping with someone new Ain't it true These are hard times for lovers Everyone wants to be free Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone's singing I got to be me without you Now, honey, I'm supposed to tell you I've got to live for today And don't you see it is my lifetime I've got to live it my own way 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 These are hard times for lovers Everyone wants to be free Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone's singing I got to be me without you Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone wants to be free Ain't these hard times for lovers Everyone's singing I got to be me without you Without you, without you