Keep on Singin' the Blues

 

If I was a mountain

or a flower on a tree

Would I be runnin'

from the future that I see?

Would I be cryin'

from the horror that lay before me?

You've got to keep on runnin'

You've got to keep on lovin'

You've got to sing the blues

I look in the mirror

and I wonder who I see

I see a person who tries to be all he can be

And for this person there is no tomorrow

And this person is singing the blues

Deep in my heart down in my soul

I can feel the pain as it slowly grows

But I can shine the light

I can blow away the pain

and the evil face I will never see again

You've got to keep on fightin'

You've got to live like the lightnin'

You've got to sing the blues

And I remember the future

through my childhood eyes

The people were smiling

and banished from all tempting lies

And I catch myself

wishin' that I was a child again

Help me make them understand

You've got to sing the blues

Gonna have some good times

Gonna have some bad times

You've got to keep on singin' the blues

You've got to recognize the truth from the lies

You've got to keep on singin' the blues

Chris Stills