If It Ain't One Thing It's Another

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 dog eat dog world

Life is full strife, people just aren't nice

Everybody's talking smack, Running games on this and that

Racial resentment adds to this contentment

Talk to any guy he'll tell you taxes are too high

Books movies are corrupt, suicide is way up

Kids are a sorry lot, some folks say it's 'cause of pot

Phony ego trips, everyone has flipped

If it ain't one thing it's another

If it ain't one thing it's another

Everybody's shacking up, married folks are packing up

Country's going up in smoke, Where is Noah with his boat

Blacks marching on dc, 400 years still not free

Martin paid all a man can pay, still he's not a holiday

Folks messing with my mind, make me Frankenstein

This woman by my side, she's Dr. Jeckyl Mr. Hyde

Can't get my head on right, problems day and night

Try 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

If it ain't one thing it's another

My funky two bit job went on strike

I've put up with a lot of crap I don't like

And to add to my woes, this ugly woman named Sadie called

And said she's having 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 frills don't give a

If you don't got no pull, you've got to put up with a lot of bull

This funky world is cold, I oughta flush myself down the

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 ok 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 to grown

To famous, to rich to forget the man upstairs

And she used to turn to Matthew chapter 24

And there the disciples would talking to the master

And they said Lord tell us what will be the sign of your coming

And the end to all this confusion on Earth

And the Good Lord said, my children watch out that nobody deceive you

For the last days, there'll be lots of tribulation, wars, and famines

And earthquakes on different places on the Earth

And there will be no understanding among the people of the Earth

He said but as you see these things occuring

Don't become too discouraged, just lift yours head up high

Because your deliverence is getting nearer

And he spoke about the proclamation about coming kingdom or goverment of God

That will eventually take over this Earth and rule over the whole Earth

And turning to Daniel chapter two

And there Daniel describes that this kingdom won't be an earthly kingdom

But it will be ruled by God

Note in the book of Revelations it talks

About how there will be a man who'll be Jesus

And whose faithful 144, 000 who would bring all

Of mankind back to perfection

Aw, somebody out there knows exactly what I'm talking about

Issiah, Issiah, a long time ago said I see old people growing young again

I see lame people running and leaping just like a gazeelle

And blind people will see again

And we won't have to worry about our children going out to play at night

They'll be able to play with a snake, brotherhood

There'll be brotherhood and peace and tranqulaity on the earth

Aw it makes me feel good when I read over in Revelations

That it say God would wipe out every tear from my eyes

Yeah that's in Revelations chapter 21

Why don't you pick up a Good Book and read all 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 the 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