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