The Blues

I don,t know when it first happened to me
But I am as certain as I can be
That I couldn,t eat and I couldn,t sleep---
All I could do was moan and weep
One minute I was happy---like on a high
And the next I felt like I wanted to die
My joy was gone---forever drained
And I was drowning in the pain
I didn,t have a thought to think
And felt like I was on the brink
Of finally losing all control---
Never again to feel whole.
I tried to face people with a smile---
But I couldn,t find one---and all the while
The world had gone from a beautiful shade
To one that made me deathly afraid.
My friends were distant and I was too---
They didn,t know that I was so blue.
What happened---where are You Lord
Why is it I can,t hear Your word?
I struggled and I really cried
Out to the Lord---"come back by my side"
And finally He answered and said"I,m with you
Now you have done what you have to do".
And He spread His arms---opened them wide
And I felt the joy as I ran inside.
In the arms of Jesus is where I belong---
And now I am singing a happy song.
No more to wander---no I,ll never stray---
In the arms of Jesus is where I,ll stay.