Gordon Jackson - No Problems

When things just aren't going right
And you think your life's a mess
You just can't find the answers
So you try and take a guess.

Just stop and look around
And you are bound to see
Things aren't really all that bad
As they may seem to be.

When you compare your problems
To what is really real
You'll see that your big problems
Are really no big deal.

When there's no food to eat
No roof above your head
No cloths upon your back
No place to call your bed

No one to call a 'buddy'
No one that you call 'dear'
Nobody you can talk with
No one to lend a ear

No place that you call home
No heat to keep you warm
No walls to keep you safe
No shelter from the storm

But worst than all your problems
That you are thinking of
The greatest one of all
Is being without love.

No one to ever hold you
Or comfort you at night
Nobody to embrace you
To make you feel alright.

Now these are really problems
That make your problems small
And unless you have these problems
Then you really
Have
None
At
All.

Gordon Jackson

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