a Poem by Roger Montgomery
I used to be so happy
Now wouldn’t you
Everything was so bad
I could really sing the blues.
I felt so sad and so downright bad
And I don’t mind telling you
I was really down and completely out
And I could really sing the blues.
But I fell into the wrong crowd
And before I even knew
They told me about Jesus
Just right out of the blue.
They had me on the right track
And before I even knew
His Spirit came inside me
And I sure wasn’t singing the blues.
It brightened my whole life
Now my career is through
How can I know Jesus
And ever sing the blues.
Now I am so sad and feel so bad
I don’t know what to do
I’m so happy and feel so glad
I can’t even sing the blues.
What am I doing
What’s the world coming to
It’s so sad to be so happy
That I can’t even sing the blues.
You’ve heard all about my problems
Now I’m asking you
With all my problems gone
Just how can I sing the blues?
I was so down but now
I’m better off than the well to do
With luck like this happening to me
How can I sing the blues?
I need some bad advice badly
What am I supposed to do
I can’t be down while looking up
And I sure can’t even sing the blues.
Now I’m so sad
I don’t know what to do
It’s so bad that I’m so glad
That I can’t sing the blues.
I may have to beat my head
Against a wall a time or two
It’s such a headache anymore
Trying to sing the blues.
I used to really be able
To get down and out with you
Now that I’m on top of things
It’s so hard to sing the blues.
You should pity me
And what I’m going through
Everything is looking so good
Except I can’t sing the blues.
Whenever I open my mouth
God’s goodness comes shining through
Now what kind of deal is this
How can I sing the blues?
Since Jesus saved my soul
I’m too happy to
Be sad and feel so bad
And sing the low down blues.
Maybe I can get down
If I talk to you
Tell me all about your problems
Maybe I can sing the blues for you.
Is misery your cup of tea
Now I’m asking you
How can I be miserable
And start singing the low down blues.
Everything used to go so wrong
I had no trouble to
Be inspired by all that gloom
It was so easy to sing the blues.
So now I’m here to warn you
Not to do the things I do
Stay away from them Christians
If you want to sing the blues.
But if you keep rejecting Jesus
Here's one thing that's true
You will have such a hard, hard life
You can really sing the blues.