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TODAY by DOUGLAS MALLOCH

First Line: SURE, THIS WORLD IS FULL OF TROUBLE
Last Line: AIN'T IT FINE TODAY?

SURE, THIS WORLD is full of trouble --
I ain't said it ain't.
Lord, I've had enough and double
Reason for complaint;
Rain and storm have come to fret me,
Skies are often gray;
Thorns and brambles have beset me
On the road -- but say,
Ain't it fine today?

What's the use of always weepin',
Making trouble last?
What's the use of always keepin'
Thinkin' of the past?
Each must have his tribulation --
Water with his wine;
Life, it ain't no celebration,
Trouble? -- I've had mine --
But today is fine!

It's today that I am livin',
Not a month ago.
Havin'; losin'; takin'; givin';
As time wills it so.
Yesterday a cloud of sorrow
Fell across the way;
It may rain again tomorrow,
It may rain -- but say,
Ain't it fine today?



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