I'm making this song
for all the people who,
at times in their lives, feel bad.
You know, when you feel like
even your blues have blues.
If it ain't one thing,
it's another.
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
It's a crazy mixed -up world,
it's a doggie -dog world
Life is full of strife,
people just aren't nice
Everybody's talking smack,
running games on this and that
Racial resentment adds
to discon tentment
Talk to any guy,
he'll tell you taxes are too high
Books, movies are corrupt,
suicide is way up
Kid s on a sorry line,
some folks say it's cause of pine
Phony ego trips, wow,
everyone has flipped
If it ain't one thing
If it's another
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
Everybody's shackin' up
Married folks are packin' up
Country's goin' up in smoke
Where is
Noah with his boat?
Blacks marching on
D .C.
400 years still not free
Martin paid all a man could pay
Still he's not a holiday
Folks messing with my mind
Make me a
Frankenstein
This woman by my side
She's
Dr.
Jekyll,
Mr.
Hyde
Can't get my head on right
Problems day and night
To calm my nerves I've tried smoke
Doctors give me dope to cope
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
My funky two -bit job
went on strike
I put up with a lot of crap I don't like
And to add to my woes
This ugly woman named
Sadie calls and says she's happy,
my baby,
Lord have mercy
From my day of birth
I've called hell on earth
A number is all I am,
ain't got no friends, don't give a
If you ain't got no pull,
you're gonna put up with a lot of bull
This funky world, this cold heart,
I flush myself down the gut
If it ain't one thing, it's another
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
If it ain't one thing, it's another
If it ain't one thing,
it's another
My friends,
I wonder if it's okay if I talk to you this evening.
A long time ago, my old grandmother, bless her heart,
used to sit me on her knee and
pull out her good book.
And she said, my son, my child, don't you ever get too grown,
too famous, too rich to
to get the man upstairs an
d she used to turn to
Matthew chapter 24 an
d there the
disciples were talking to the
master they said
Lord tell us what will be the
sign of your coming and the end to all this
confusion on earth an d the good
Lord said my children watch out that nobody
deceive you for in the last days
There'll be a lot of tribulation,
wars and famines and earthquakes in different places
on the earth.
And there'll be no understand
ing among people.
He said, but as you see these things occurring,
don't you be come too discouraged.
Just lift your hands up high because
your deliverance is getting near.
And he spoke about the proclamation about
a coming kingdom or government of
God that
would eventually take over this earth
and rule over the whole earth.
And oh, I turn to
Daniel chapter 2.
An d there
Daniel describes that this kingdom
will not be an earthly kingdom,
but it will be ruled by
God.
An d open the book of
Revelation, it talks about
how there will be a
Lamb, who is
Jesus,
and
His fate for 144 ,000,
who would bring all mankind back to perfection.
Ah, some of you out there know exactly
what I'm talking about.
And
Isaiah,
Isaiah a long time ago said,
Oh, I see old people growing young again.
I see lame people running and
leaping just like a gazelle.
And blind people will see again.
And we won't have to worry about our children
going outside to play at night.
They'll be able to play with a snake, and other animals,
and there'll be brotherhood an d peace and tranquility on their hands.
Oh, it makes me feel good
when I read over in
Revelation that it said,
God would wipe out every tear
from my eyes.
Yeah, that's in
Revelation chapter 21.
Why don't you pick up the good book and
read about it for yourselves?
And my friends, I don't know
if I'll ever see you again.
Life is certainly uncertain these days,
I'm sure you'll agree to that, but keep dreaming
a big dream.
Get down on your knees and ask the big guy
in the sky for his spirit to sustain you,
and pray for me.
I'll be praying for you.
Good night.