Well, I spent my whole lifetime   In a world where the sunshine   Finds excuses for not hangin' 'round      I squandered emotions   On the slightest of notions   And the first easy loving I found      But soon all of the good times   The gay times and play times   Like colors run together and fade   Oh Lord, if you hear me   Touch me and hold me   And keep me from blowing away      There are times when I trembled   When my mind remembered   The days that just crumbled away      With nothing to show   But these lines that I know   Are beginning to show in my face      Oh Lord, if you're listening   I know, I'm no Christian   And I ain't got much coming to me   So send down some sunshine   And throw out your lifeline   And keep me from blowing away      Oh Lord, if you hear me   Touch me and hold me   Keep me from blowing away