There Has to Be a Song

There has to be a song ~
There are too many dark nights
too many troublesome days,
too many wearisome miles.

There has to be a song ~
To make our burdens bearable,
To make our hopes believable,
To transform our successes into praise,
To release the chains of past defeats,
Somewhere - down deep in a forgotten
corner of each man's heart -

There has to be a song ~
Like a cool, clear drink of water,
Like the gentle warmth of sunshine,
Like the tender love of a child,

There has to be a song.

~Robert Benson