That's Easy for You to Say

That’s Easy For You To Say!

I live a wonderful life, I really do,
I have my problems, but really they are few;
I do not dread the dawning of each new day;
I know – “That’s easy for you to say!”

Yes it is- it is easy for me to say,
I have a mate whose love is here to stay,
I have children to give love so dear,
I can live without eternal fear.

I have the normal apprehensions in life,
All the normal tensions and occasional strife;
I have felt pain, and shed many a tear,
I know that with each day death draws ever near.

I fight physical battles and emotional foes,
I don’t have all the answers, Heaven surely knows;
Despite all that, I always grateful will be,
For the wonderful life God has given me.

Yes I know- it is easy for me to say,
I have a mate whose love is here to stay,
I have children to give love so dear,
I can live without eternal fear.

I haven’t always chosen the way that’s best,
I’m often weary, just lacking of rest;
If I could I probably would change some things,
Each thing that it seems the most trouble brings.

But actually, to be honest and true,
The things I’d change would be very few;
And most things I would never change at all,
Because changing one thing might make everything fall.

I’m so glad I married, though I am not the best mate,
I’m not sure she understood how she sealed her fate,
Or what she did when she said “I Do!”
But I will always love her, that is completely true.

I’m glad we had our children, headaches and all;
Though it is sometimes so hard to watch them fall,
To feel so helpless, when the only recourse is to pray,
And hope they’ll survive, and walk a faithful way.

I live a wonderful life, I really do,
I have my problems, but really they are few;
I do not dread the dawning of each new day;
I know – “That’s easy for you to say!”

Yes it is- it is easy for me to say,
I have a mate whose love is here to stay,
I have children to give love so dear,
I can live without eternal fear.
E. Dean Kelly 2/20/08