Lyrics by Stan C. Countz
When you’re sad and blue and feelin’ down
It seems the leaves always will be brown
Just remember it ain’t always November
Spring is just around the corner
Things will come around
You will soon rebound
Soon another road will come to view
Your strength and youth will be renewed
So don’t stay down too long
Let His love and joy abound
Things will come around
CHORUS
Don’t stay down in the dumps
Sometimes life can pack a punch
Ya gotta take your lumps
Don’t let it eat your lunch
Things will come around
When the enemy comes in
like a flood
You feel like you’ve been
Drug through the mud
Just hit your knees
Confess your need
And plead the blood
Sad days will be a thing of the past
Bad days never seem to last
The dye has been cast
Time goes by so fast
But He’s more than equal to the task
If you’ll only ask
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Life has it’s ups and downs
But we don’t always count the cost
Don’t stay down too long
Even He didn’t stay on the cross
Things will come around
CHORUS
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
A MAN OF INTEGRITY
by Stan C. Countz
When a man is self-serving
It can be unnerving
When he’s babied and coddled
His life can be hollow
CHORUS
When a man has integrity
He leaves a legacy
And serves as a model
For his family to follow
When a man has a plan
For his family
He doesn’t dawdle
It may be hard to swallow
But he doesn’t wallow
In self-pity
If he’s a man of integrity
He leaves a legacy
And serves as a model
For his family to follow
A man’s gotta do what he’s gotta do
It may not be the most popular thing
But at least it will be
Based on honesty and truth
It may be hard to swallow, but he doesn’t wallow in self-pity
Especially if he’s a man of integrity
He doesn’t try to be witty; he’s a model of integrity
He leaves a legacy for his family to follow
He does what he has to do
Seeks nothing but the truth
So if the shoe fits, it’s not a sin to wear it
Or you can just …………….grin and bear it
Don’t go for the glitz or try to put on the Ritz
Or throw hissy fits ‘cuz you can never merit
His gift; just accept it for what it is--
His free gift; just receive it and share it
You can never merit something that is free
Just take a stand and be a man
A man of integrity and leave a legacy
And be a model for your family to follow
It may be hard to swallow and to understand
But society needs you to be a man
A man of integrity… so join the band
He has a plan for you and me to be men of integrity
So take His hand and you will see what He can do
With men like me and you; have you seen or heard
What He’ll do with you when you spread His word
Throughout the land? When you do you’ll see His hand
I wanna be
a man of integrity
I wanna leave
A legacy (2x)
When a man is self-serving
It can be unnerving
When he’s babied and coddled
His life can be hollow
CHORUS
When a man has integrity
He leaves a legacy
And serves as a model
For his family to follow
When a man has a plan
For his family
He doesn’t dawdle
It may be hard to swallow
But he doesn’t wallow
In self-pity
If he’s a man of integrity
He leaves a legacy
And serves as a model
For his family to follow
A man’s gotta do what he’s gotta do
It may not be the most popular thing
But at least it will be
Based on honesty and truth
It may be hard to swallow, but he doesn’t wallow in self-pity
Especially if he’s a man of integrity
He doesn’t try to be witty; he’s a model of integrity
He leaves a legacy for his family to follow
He does what he has to do
Seeks nothing but the truth
So if the shoe fits, it’s not a sin to wear it
Or you can just …………….grin and bear it
Don’t go for the glitz or try to put on the Ritz
Or throw hissy fits ‘cuz you can never merit
His gift; just accept it for what it is--
His free gift; just receive it and share it
You can never merit something that is free
Just take a stand and be a man
A man of integrity and leave a legacy
And be a model for your family to follow
It may be hard to swallow and to understand
But society needs you to be a man
A man of integrity… so join the band
He has a plan for you and me to be men of integrity
So take His hand and you will see what He can do
With men like me and you; have you seen or heard
What He’ll do with you when you spread His word
Throughout the land? When you do you’ll see His hand
I wanna be
a man of integrity
I wanna leave
A legacy (2x)
