THE STRUGGLE ( Words & Music by Barry David Butler
BARRY & THE BOOMERS
Chapter 1
Madison Square Garden 2015
Eighteen th
Story behind the song
My Journey with some parts made up.
Lyrics
THE STRUGGLE
I WENT TO SCHOOL AND TRIED TO LEARN
AND DID THE BEST I COULD
I WAS JUST A KID WITH NO DIRECTION
TRYIN TO BE GOOD
I HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS
OR WHAT I WOULD BECOME
I JUST GROPED AROUND IN THE DARK
IT WASN’T TOO MUCH FUN
IT’S THE STRUGGLE
IT’S WHAT WE DO EACH DAY
IT’S THE STRUGGLE
IT’S A TEST IN EVERY WAY
IT’S THE STRUGGLE
EACH AND EVERY DAY
IT’S THE STRUGGLE
I GOT A JOB WITH MY OLD MAN
AND MARRIED BETTY JEAN
BOUGHT A HOUSE AND HAD SOME KIDS
TRIED TO FIND MY SELF ESTEEM
IT WASN’T LONG THAT I DIVORCED
LOOKIN FOR A NEW CAREER
COULDN’T FIND MYSELF WAS LOST IN MUCK
AND STARTED DRINKIN BEER
(CHORUS)
I GOT OLD AND LOST MY FAITH
CAME DOWN WITH A DISEASE
ALL ALONE AND SCARED TO DEATH
SAILING BUMPY SEAS
BUT AT LAST I FOUND MY FAITH
AND NOW BELIEVE IN GOD
AND I’M DOWN UPON MY KNEES
IT’S THE STRUGGLE
(CHORUS)
THERE ARE DAYS THAT I WAKE UP
AND CAN’T GET OUT OF BED
THERE ARE DAYS I’M SO DEPRESSED
I WISH THAT I WAS DEAD
BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT I WAKE UP
WITH A SMILE UPON MY FACE
AS I RENEW MY FAITH
AND HIS GRACE
