Ry Cooder - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer Lyrics
(Alfred ReedTraditional)When a fellow has the blues he feels discouragedAnd there's nothing else but trouble all his lifeWhen he's always crumbled there and never happyLiving with a scold and aggravating wifeIf he's sick and tired of life takes the drinkingDo not pass him by, don't greet him with a frownDo not fail to lend a hand and try to help himAlways lift him up and never knock him downIf he stays out late at night because he's worriedAnd because his home is not what it should beEver smile for him wherever you should meet himIt would help him the right way, don't you seeIf he gambles when he's in the town or cityTell him what he ought to do to gain the crownLend a hand and do not fail to show him pityAlways lift him up and never knock him down[He cannot pace this, he feels disgusted ]???If he's blue he doesn't have a word to sayLet him know you as friend can be trustedIt would cheer this lonely fellow on his wayIf he finds it hard for him to keep his family[Let a kind word greet him when he's around ]???Don't say anything at all to make against himAlways lift him up and never knock him down[If he has no friends, never warns against him ]???If he's failed at everything that he has triedTry to lift his load, help him bear his burdenLet him know that you are walking by his sideAnd if he feels that all is lost, he's falling[Try to place ... and feet on solid ground ]???Just remember he's a mother precious darlingAlways lift him up and never knock him downAlways lift him up and never knock him down
