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from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- terrence howard. thomas horn. and music from safetysuit. with cleto and the cletones. and now, the moment we've been waiting for, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: good evening. that's very nice. hi. i'm jimmy. thank you for that.

for traveling from near and far. especially afar. well, that's very kind of you. i appreciate it. i'd like to wish everyone in our audience, happy national cheese lovers day. we start off with martin luther king day. and end it up with national cheese lovers day. i'm not ready to take it to the level of gorgonzola. the average american eats 31 pounds of cheese a year. to help you visualize that, we're eating a blob of cheese the size of a 3-year-old human child. speaking of human children and eating. it's also opening day today for girl scout cookie season. [ cheers and applause ] you know that worker you haven't seen since his son was selling

wrapping paper, they'll be popping by your desk on monday. i have a policy. i refuse to buy girl scout cookies from parents. they're girl scout cookies. not a dad that brought the order form into work. you want to sell cookies, make the payment, ladies. where's guillermo? [ cheers and applause ] i don't know why. but you look more like a combination leprechaun/nurse. [ laughter ] what's with the stockings and the white shoes? is that what girl scouts wear? >> i guess. >> jimmy: all right. i would honestly love to know how this girl scout cookie tradition started. we need a fund-raiser for young girls. i have an idea. what if we sent them to strangers' homes with cookies. perfect.

meanwhile, the boy scouts sit around tying knots. they don't have to sell anything. i do enjoy the cookies, though. i like the thin mints. which, by the way, turns out, they do not make you thin. i learned that the hard way. i buy several boxes of thin mints. i put them in the freezer. i keep them in there for like six months, until they're covered with ice. and then, i throw them away. [ laughter ] i do it all over again the next year. i think the girl scouts are smart to only sell the cookies once a year. and you don't have to go to the grocery store to find them anymore. this year, the girl scouts are using technology to help you find a cookie stand using your mobile phone. >> if you missed the door-to-door sales and don't know where to find a local girl scout, there's an app for that. >> this time, you can download a cookie locater app. download it to your phone. and it should tell you where to get cookies close to you. >> the app seems to be catching on especially with "biggest

loser" contestants who bolted from the set to the nearest location. >> jimmy: you look good. how is your diet going? >> so-so. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: guillermo vowed the other night to lose ten pounds by february 28th, right? >> yes. >> jimmy: and he tweeted this yesterday. he said, i call my diet the t. diet. no tamales. no tacos. no tortas. the t. diet. nothing that starts with t.? >> no. >> jimmy: no tequila? >> tequila, yes. >> jimmy: i like that. every few days you should remove one letter from your diet. start with "t." then, maybe go to "p." pizza, pop-tarts, or possum. whatever you eat. right? >> right. >> jimmy: this morning, at 5:50 a.m. this morning, guillermo

gave us another tweet. this, with a photograph. he said, last night, i went to the gym. this machine isn't joke. so many women at the gym. [ laughter ] you look like you're trapped in that machine. what are you doing on that machine? you're working on your stays pack? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i have a number of questions. first of all, i want to ask, who took that picture of you? was it one of the many women? >> yes. >> jimmy: it was? and i noticed you had headphones on. what were you listening to? what music do you workout to? >> lady gaga. >> jimmy: lady gaga. i hope it works. [ cheers and applause ] do you remember what you promised to do if you don't lose the weight by february 28th? >> i have to cut my mustache. >> jimmy: you're going to cut your mustache. that's right. the mustache goes. and guillermo brought a picture of his son into work today. baby benjamin. let's show that picture. and look at that. that is exactly what you'll look like without a mustache.

[ laughter ] in fact, he seems to be growing a mustache. [ laughter ] he's like a month and a half old. he's very cute. you might want to take the tag off the sunglasses, though, you know? and maybe you can teach your son to do this. somebody e-mailed this to me. this is a little girl named charlotte. or as she's now known, motor boat baby. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: getter some sunglasses like guillermo's kid. that child is going to grow up with a fear of motor boats.

president obama went to disney world today. he was there to introduce a new plan to boost tourism into the united states. and also because the mickey mouse ears fit perfectly over his real ones. while he was there, the president took some time to enjoy splash mountain. he rode it four times. you know how they take the pictures of you at the end of splash mountain and put them up on the thing? well, there he is. having a good time. here he is with his campaign staff. we like to party. that's clever. he did some planking. [ laughter ] seems dangerous. and this surprised me. he broke out the -- i guess you can do that when you're president. the sort of thing you can't do when you're with sasha and malia, you know? after a stop at disney world, the president flew to new york for a fund-raiser at the apollo theater. this, for me, a shocker. al green was there, the singer and reverend, which inspired president obama to do something i've never seen him do before, which is sing.

>> to know that reverend al green was here. ♪ i so in love with you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how did we not know about this talent? maybe he really is from kenya. we don't know that, either. i had no idea he could sing. but i'll tell you what. if this election comes down to a sing-off, hosted by ryan seacrest, and there's a good chance it might, obama better not get too cooky because mitt romney is a fine singer himself. >> who let the dogs out? who? who? >> jimmy: tomorrow night, mitt romney will face off against ron paul, rick santorum and his nemesis, newt gingrich, in the

south carolina primary election. they had a debate last night. i watched most of it. you know, i never thought i would miss jon huntsman. and i was right. i didn't. mitt romney said a funny thing last night. he said, i grew up in the real streets of america. yes. the real streets, where people pull up next to you and ask if you have any gray poupon. and if you don't, god help you. at the begins of the debate, each candidate got a chance to introduce themselves. they do this all the time. and to liven it up, we took the introductions and used google translate to translate it into chinese. and then, used babblefish to transtranslate it into dutch. we asked them to keep it short. and here's an example. i am the support weekend of the patriots. and i've been honored this evening. am your mediator.

santorum, leave we senators. >> i'm rick santorum. and i want people of the low countries of their hospitality, riding for our seven children. and people of iowa, with the smattering slowdown. thank you very much to the people of iowa. >> governor? >> i'm mitt romney. it's good in south carolina. so much good friends here. it is terrible also for my woman here and some of my children. i am married years now, 42. and i have five sons. and 5 for the 16 children. and then, concerning the joy of my life. thank you. >> mr. loud speaker. >> i am newt gingrich. i want the people south south carolina passengers. if king george were in the south, a good. and i lookout feeling to this evening. >> members of paul. >> thank you. it is terribly here this evening. i was a member of the texas. i 12 times have chosen. and i practiced ob-gyn 30 years. i have also served in the army.

and i five years only m. i am not only but at this stage this evening, the american legion. >> jimmy: somehow, it turned them all into rick perry. amazing. today was a better day for newt gingrich than yesterday was. he scored a major celebrity endorsement today. that of chuck norris, which is especially exciting because norris happens to be newt's second-favorite chuck, after e. cheese. gingrich is lining up impressive endorsements. todd palin, sarah palin's husband, the snowmobiler, endorsed him. gary busey. and now, chuck norris. i'll tell you, his endorsements could beat up mitt romney's endorsements. but meanwhile, ron paul, today, was endorsed by the old dancing guy from the six flags commercials. oprah is in india right now. oprah is on a week-long sabbatical through india to find out where her poop goes when

it's reincarnated. something she always wanted to do. there's oprah. that's oprah. yesterday, there was an incident yesterday in the city she was in. her personal security guards got in a fight with some local journalists who were trying to take pictures of her. and you have to be careful getting in a fight in india. they have very long fingernails over there. you see the crowd. i have to say, normally an oprah visit to india would be a big cause of celebration for our writers at the show. but to be honest, it's friday and we're exhausted. we have nothing. but from time to time, we use an outsourcing service from india to write jokes for us. and since oprah is actually over there, it seemed like the perfect time to use them. so, let's get them up on video chat, if we could. they're standing by, i believe. hello? >> hello. you bet. hot line. we are giving out the american baltimore birds at 7 1/2 points as our stone cold lock of the

week. >> jimmy: i'm not calling for football picks. it's jimmy kimmel. >> oh, mr. jimmy. how does it hang on you? >> jimmy: it hangs great, thank you. [ laughter ] how is -- i was wondering, since oprah is visiting india, and you guys are in india, if you happen to have any jokes about it? >> jokes about oprah? >> jimmy: yeah. >> oh, well. let me call our oprah expert, ramone. >> jimmy: okay. oh, okay. okay, jimmy? >> jimmy: yes. >> are you ready for us to make a tickle on your funny bone? >> jimmy: i'm ready. >> why is oprah been in india? >> jimmy: why is oprah so very popular in india? i hope you're not going to say because in india you worship

cows, right? all right. i mean -- >> we have a little technical difficulty. please hold. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh. well, that's -- oh. hey, guys. >> jimmy, we now have something very, very good. i think you will laugh very much. >> jimmy: okay. can't wait. >> okay. why does oprah's favorite thing about india? >> jimmy: i don't know. what is oprah winfrey's favorite thing about india? >> the new delhi. >> all the time. >> jimmy: i guess that's a little better. do you have anything else, though? maybe some non-eating things? >> yes. i have one. >> jimmy: okay. good. thank you.

>> oprah -- i hope that she does not -- accidentally -- >> jimmy: yeah. okay. you know what? i think the problem is with the subject matter. you know, i guess we'll get back to you when we have a more fun topic, all right? >> yes. maybe mr. tiger woods would have more sex. >> jimmy: yes, maybe. say good-bye. >> thank you, jimmy. >> jimmy: thank you. thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] hepatitis is never funny. one more thing, it's the end of the week. and it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc, where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> are twice as likely almost as guys to [ bleep ]. >> today, the president will talk about getting more

[ bleep ] tourists into the united states. >> they, like [ bleep ] any republican, that are [ bleep ], me. i'm sure it will get around to senator santorum. >> this is the most [ bleep ] debate. >> i haven't [ bleep ] a girl in a few years. >> i never shied away from a [ bleep ]. typically when i considered the cause to be righteous. >> i don't believe anybody believes i [ bleep ] a horse in this race. >> does it help you to [ bleep ] at night or in the morning? >> she talked about how she forgot to [ bleep ] her mom the first time she went. that's all i could think was [ bleep ] your mother. [ bleep ] your mother. [ bleep ] your mother. >> ow. ow. >> oh, boy. ow. ouchie, gordon. there's something in my [ bleep ]. >> you don't have another [ bleep ] in there, do you? >> just the one. >> jimmy: tonight on the show,

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[ cheers and applause ] and we have a great week next week. next week on the show, kiefer sutherland, elizabeth banks, andre agassi, cuba gooding jr., bear grylls, j.b. smoove, from "southland," ben mckenzie. from "modern family," sarah hyland. and we'll have music from young the giant, mindless behavior, big freedia and seal. so, join us next week. our first guest tonigh is an oscar-nominated actor you know from "crash," "hustle & flow," and "ray," among others. oh, and "glitter." now, he plays one of the heroic tuskegee airmen in the new george lucas-produced world war ii movie, "red tails." it opened in theaters today. please say hello to terrence howard. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] how are you? >> i'm good, man. >> jimmy: you really look like a movie star from like 1940 or

something. >> yeah. i don't know. >> jimmy: you're a handsome devil. you are. and you know what? the handkerchief just adds to the whole thing. how is everything? everything all right? >> it's all right. >> jimmy: yeah? a little down? everything okay? >> i'm good. >> jimmy: we could talk this out here. we're among friends. you must be excited about -- this movie's already been seen by two presidents of the united states, right? >> out of all the films i've done for, what? 50 different films or so? i never had two presidents want to see the film. and i sat with george bush -- george h. bush. and we had a pretty good time. >> jimmy: you sat with him at the movies? >> yeah. me and him sat together. >> jimmy: that's all right. >> they don't give the old presidents the best secret service. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did they risk you beforehand? was barbara there? >> barbara was right next to us. >> jimmy: she was? >> it was like we were family, man. >> jimmy: sharing a box of

raisinets? >> no. we were sharing box of popcorn. he got a small box of popcorn. how do you get a small box of popcorn with three people? >> jimmy: maybe he didn't know you would be grabbing some of it. >> he handed it to me when he was getting a drink. and once it was in my possession, i felt this is for all the taxes i pay. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. did you have -- really, when you're holding the president's popcorn, you've got to -- i mean, i would just give it right back to him. i wouldn't take any of it. >> no. we were playing tug-of-war for a little bit. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah. and i was like, okay. i'll let you have the drink back. >> jimmy: if ever there was a better time to play the cut the hole out of the bottom of the popcorn trick, i could not think of it. >> i should have done that. we had such a good time. i thought the whole time, you know -- he's a little older now. he looks really good.

but he's -- you turn the lights off for me, i'm going to go to sleep. so, i'm thinking that he's ready to go to sleep. and the lights go off. and he's watching. and after about 20 minutes, i had to check and make sure. are you okay? [ laughter ] he was there. he was so in love with the movie. and by the end of the it, his wife was crying. >> jimmy: wow. well, he flew -- he flew those planes himself, right? >> yeah. he was in the bomber. he was in the bomber terrats. but all he had to protect him were the pilots that accompanied the bombers. but most of them would run off when they saw them coming because they didn't want to get killed themselves. when the tuskegee airmen came and they were told, if you leave the side of these bombers, you will be court-martialed, they

never left their escort. >> jimmy: when did you first learn about the tuskegee airmen? >> my father was very afro-centric. so, he would tell us about the planes. where the black men supposedly came and saved the world. >> jimmy: and you didn't believe it? >> big red? painted tails. looked like superman a little bit. >> jimmy: you thought dad had made it up. >> i thought it was a good effort. then, i actually found out about it. nice. but when i was 15 -- no, 13. i went inside a store. and i was about to steal something. >> jimmy: what were you about to steal? >> like i've never stolen anything before. it was some argyle socks. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay. >> i was just trying to impress the kids, these guys that i hung out with. i should have picked some manly socks. >> jimmy: there was a time when argyle socks were considered acceptable. dicky, our announcer, is still

wearing them. so, you're about to steal the socks. and what happened? >> and i get caught. and they called the police. and the security guard could have let me go. but he's like, i want you to talk to this guy. the sergeant took me in his car. and he sat down when he was writing. he had to sit down because he was driving. >> jimmy: right. >> when he sat down, he started talking to me. and he had me in the back. and he said, you know, if you -- back in the 1940s, there was a group of young men that, if they had stolen a pair of socks, it would have prevented them from becoming pilots because they couldn't have any records. >> jimmy: this was a security guard telling you? >> this was the sergeant, who is still going to go and charge me for stealing the socks, you know? [ laughter ] i still don't get that. >> jimmy: this is what he told you? >> yeah. but that's what he told me. and i was, like, he said, always stay above board. that's what he said. >> jimmy: did it make an impression on you?

>> of course. look at me. >> jimmy: that's a pretty good sergeant. [ cheers and applause ] i heard -- speaking of staying above board. i heard you recently joined a fraternity. >> yes. >> jimmy: why would you do that? >> well -- >> jimmy: at your age. >> i missed the frat house club. >> jimmy: you never got to be in a fraternity. >> mid life crisis. >> jimmy: and who invited you -- did you pledge? >> i pledged. >> jimmy: they just get excited by greek letters. >> you know, they saw that i wasn't part of a fraternity. and they sent me a letter. and they said, bill clinton is a part of this fraternity. >> jimmy: uh-huh. and stevie wonder. >> jimmy: oh, stevie wonder. >> stevie wonder and bill clinton together. >> jimmy: wow. kind of, yeah. so, you said, yeah. of course, i would like to --

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we signed up to shoot germans. not to baby sit planes. >> you signed up to follow orders. one bomber, that's ten men. you're getting one jerry so you can put a cross on your plane. we count our victories by the bombers we get to their targets. by the husbands we return to their wives. by the fathers we give back to their children. what has not changed, what will never change, from the last plane, to the last bullet, to the last minute, to the last man, we fight. we fight. >> yes, sir. >> jimmy: that is "red tails." terrence howard is with us. that looks good. and i would assume that it was a

thrill to be able to work with george lucas. >> yeah. george was incredible. i mean, i thought -- >> jimmy: you get to call him george, now. that's nice. >> well, mr. lucas. >> jimmy: i guess there's no nicknames for george, really? you can call him gio. >> i thought of calling him jorge. >> jimmy: maybe for the sequel, if there is one. do you remember the first time you met him? was that a big event for you? >> the first time i met him, it was in 2006. >> jimmy: oh. >> and i was giving him an award. in the process, i was like, look. you know how we do? man, i'd love to work with you. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> you know? and he looked at me, well, i got something i'm working on. you know, we'll give you a call. okay. >> jimmy: did you believe him? >> it's george lucas. you'd believe him even if you don't want to believe him. so, i was going to ask my agent every two months or so.

did george call? after about five months of that, i go to call and ask my agent, every 4 1/2 months. did george call? two years had gone by. wait a minute. he said he was going to call me. [ laughter ] and it's january of 2009. and my agent called. he was like, well, your imaginary friend, george, called today. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and it all worked out. now, you brought some hangers with you here. well, you have something -- >> i'm going to show you something. since half of people's minds they don't really use. >> jimmy: okay. >> because most of them are designed towards the digits and being able to control one hand or the other. i'm going to spin this one down in this direction. and spin this one up in this direction. >> jimmy: okay. [ cheers and applause ]

>> now, this -- if i get it right -- [ cheers and applause ] it's like a plane. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: show me again how to do it. >> one goes down. and the other comes up. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is a disaster. show me how you do it again. >> one down. >> jimmy: i can't even do one. all right. [ cheers and applause ] that was good, right? terrence howard, everybody. "red tails" is in theaters today. we'll be right back with thomas horn. [ cheers and applause ] is it fast?

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: still to come on the show, music from safetysuit. our next guest is a ninth grader from northern california, who just received the critics choice award as best young actor for his very first movie, "extremely loud and incredibly close." it is in theaters now. please say hello to thomas horn. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] how are you? >> i'm fine. thank you. >> jimmy: you did a great job in the movie. i watched it last night. unbelievable. especially for your first movie. >> why, thank you. glad you liked me. >> jimmy: how old are you? >> i'm 14.

>> jimmy: 14 years old. and before this -- you're not a hollywood actor kid. had you had any acting experience before this? >> not really. one very small school play. >> jimmy: in a school play. what school play were you in? >> it was called "james and the giant peach." >> jimmy: okay. did you play james? or the peach? >> i played a grasshopper. >> jimmy: you played a grasshopper. that's quite a leap for a young grasshopper. now, are the kids at school going -- are they excited you're in this movie? is this a big deal at your school? >> they're excited. but they treat me normal, my friends. >> jimmy: i got you. and do you play sports? or do you -- >> i take martial arts masses. and i really enjoy them. i'm a black belt in xioaa lin. >> jimmy: so, you could beat up other actors if you needed to, right?

>> i'm very small. >> jimmy: you'll get bigger. and what's your favorite subject in school? >> i do like them all. but i'm especially grateful for my mandarin class. my school has that. and most schools don't. >> jimmy: mandarin chinese? or the orange? >> yeah. >> jimmy: you speak chinese at school? how many years have you been doing that? >> two. >> jimmy: that's something else. in japanese, yen-yen means money-money. [ laughter ] so, before this, you were on "jeopardy!" you wound up on the show "jeopardy!" and i think we have a clip of that. >> we come to jessica anderson. $15,800. and her response was, what is a census. that's it. you're going to add how much? 5,000. you're now in the lead with $20,800. over to thomas horn. $19,800. we're looking for census. we got census. if he risked more than $1,000 --

and, yep. $31,800 for thomas horn. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: not only -- you were smart with the math, too. you would be a good gambler. we should go to las vegas. >> i don't gamble. >> jimmy: you don't gamble? not yet. you have $31,000 we could spend, though. what did you do with the $31,000? >> so far, i've just saved it and let inflation eat away. >> jimmy: oh, really? you don't have a plan? is there anything you're looking to buy with it? >> not in particular. >> jimmy: not in particular. wow. well, we'll figure something out for you. now, you wind up getting a call -- the producers for this movie wound up contacting your school to ask you if you would be in the movie, which, i would think was a prank if that happened to me. i would not believe it was true. but you wound up auditioning for them. and where did you audition for them? >> i had a five-day or six-day

audition in new york. >> jimmy: five-day or six-day audition? >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: that's torture. that's not an audition. and you did -- i guess you did well because you wind up in this movie with tom hanks and sandra bullock. at your age, do you -- are you familiar with their work? have you seen any of their movies? >> i have, yeah. i really like "forrest gump." >> jimmy: all right. so, tom hanks and sandra bullocks are your movie mom and dad. and you -- well, you're acting with them, obviously. but did you hang out with them? did you guys act like a family at all? >> we did. i mean, they're both really nice people. and they were -- >> jimmy: i heard hanks is horrible. no? he was a nightmare. and, you know, a lot of times, with a kid actor, especially in their first movie, you'll see them in the movie for maybe like 10%. but you're in the whole -- i mean, you're in the whole movie. and i was -- i'm watching you. and it's an intense movie. was it fun for you to do?

>> it was fun. and the character, of course, went through a lot of trauma. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but it was just fun to be with all those great actors. >> jimmy: it was. okay. it just seems like -- oh, this seems like it would be no fun at all because the subject matter is very heavy. and you are distraught through a lot of the movie. and it just -- i don't know. to me, it seems like you'd rather be playing wiffle ball. is this something you want to continue doing? do you want to act in more movies? >> well, i'm really not sure. there's many good opportunities out there. and if i receive another good opportunity that has a great director, great actors and a great script, then, sure. i'll definitely consider it. >> jimmy: you would? good. that's a good way to go about it. i want to show you something also. i think this is interesting. this is the movie poster. and here's another movie poster that couldn't be more different. but in a way, it all comes

together, doesn't it? well, it's very good to meet you, thomas. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] "extremely loud and incredibly close" is in theaters now. thomas horn, everyone.

the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series, sponsored by bud light. >> jimmy: here with the title track from this, their new album, "these times," from nashville, tennessee, safetysuit.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ these times will try hard to define me ♪ ♪ and i'll try to hold my head up high ♪ ♪ but i've seen despair here from the inside ♪ ♪ it's got a one-track mind ♪ ♪ and i have this feeling in my gut now ♪ ♪ and i don't know what it is i'll find ♪

♪ does anybody ever feel like ♪ ♪ you're always one step behind ♪ ♪ now, i'm sitting alone here in my bed ♪ ♪ i'm waiting for an answer i don't know that i'll get ♪ ♪ i cannot stand the look in the mirror ♪ ♪ i'm failing i'm telling you ♪ ♪ these times are hard but they will ♪ ♪ and i know there's someone out there somewhere ♪ ♪ who has it much worse than i do ♪ ♪ but i have a dream inside a perfect life ♪ ♪ i'd give anything just to work ♪ ♪ it's like i'm only trying to dig my way out ♪ ♪ of all these things i can't and i am ♪ ♪ sitting alone

here in my bed ♪ ♪ i'm waiting for an answer i don't know that i'll get ♪ ♪ i cannot stand the look in the mirror ♪ ♪ i'm failing i'm telling you ♪ ♪ these times are hard but they will ♪ ♪ pass they will pass ♪ ♪ they will pass these times are hard ♪ ♪ but they will but they will ♪ ♪ these times will try hard to define me ♪ ♪ but i will hold my head up high ♪ ♪ sitting alone here in my bed ♪

♪ i'm waiting for an answer i don't know that i'll get ♪ ♪ i cannot stand the look in the mirror ♪ ♪ i'm failing i'm telling you ♪ ♪ these times are hard but they will ♪ ♪ pass and i know there's a reason ♪ ♪ i just keep hoping it won't be long ♪ ♪ till i see it and maybe if we ♪ ♪ throw up our hands and believe in ♪ ♪ i'm telling you these times are hard ♪ ♪ but they will pass ♪ ♪ they will pass they will pass ♪ ♪ these times are hard but they will pass ♪