day by day

day by day
as here I stay
you walk away
into the fray
without delay
and I'm not ok
but must relay
all that I say
day by day

day by day

my life feels like
a roller coaster ride

one minute it's up
the next, I've capsized

when kids are growing up
and turmoil is a-brew

all I can do is to sit
and brood and stew

too much of this and
I think soon I shall bust

if it weren't for my gracious Lord
I think I'd as soon go back to dust

up and down, down and up
day after day after day

one day it will end and
in glorious bliss we can stay

will it ever come, can it be
soon enough I ask

just get me through today
and focus on this day's task