I MET A MAN

            I met a man a while ago
            I never will forget
            He said I had a problem
            That had not arrived, quite yet
            I'm okay, I told him
            I've managed up to now
            You're being pessimistic
            To you I will not bow.

            So time went by, and things went wrong
            And I was in a flap
            The cosy life that I embraced
            Was turning rather flat
            His words returned, I was amazed
            They hit me like a train
            But still I thought that I could cope
            My feelings, I could feign.

            Things got worse and down the pan
            My life was being flushed
            Suddenly I cried for help
            For I was being crushed
            The man returned, to offer help
            I reached out for his hand
            I gladly gave my life to him
            As if it had been planned.

            So if he visits you one day
            And tells you that you're next
            Don't prolong the agony
            Denying that you're vexed
            Accept the hand that he holds out
            Don't be proud and vain
            Get off of the road to hell
            And catch the heavenly train.