I Sing

I sing a song of sadness

I sing a song of joy

I sing when I’m above the clouds

E’en when I’m unemployed.

I sing to praise the heavens

To calm life’s stormy seas

I sing when I’m a sinking ship

To gain a life of ease.

In anger and frustration

Not acting as a team

I sing when I have a short fuse

And I blow off some steam.

Relieve the stress inside me

And take away the pain

I sing to individualize

And make me less “Plain Jane.”

I sing for inspiration

And sometimes to inspire

I sing to spread the Gospel word

Igniting souls on fire.

In self-evident courage

Displaying all my pride

I sing for everyone to hear

And all my fears subside.

I sing in consolation

To wipe away my tears

And if my voice entitles me

I’ll sing for all my years.

If ever there’s a loved one

To whom affection pour,

Impress the truly special one

A ti – a mi amor.

I wish my voice would carry

“A Chevy or a Ford?”

They’ll notice our opinions if

We sing in one accord.

Uncover hidden feelings

A camouflagéd thought

It’s easier to speak my voice

Expressing what I ought.

My song is “Hallelujah”

I lift His name on high

I sing because God fashioned me,

The sun, the moon and sky.

It is a lovely chorus

When up on eagle’s wing

I raise my heart and hands and voice

And shout, “That’s why I sing.”