Sing a sad song with a happy soul
Got to keep the situation under control
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
All day long you work real hard
Your job ain't much I know but still it's a job
Climbing up the ladder trying to be a better man
When the next guy up ahead goes and stomps on your hand
Sing a sad song with a happy soul
Got to keep the situation under control
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
Don't you yell on your woman, don't you beat on your kids
Even when you're down and pulling the skids
Things will get better yeah, but then they gotta get much worse
For everybody knows the chorus follows the verse
So sing a sad song with a happy soul
You got to keep the situation under control
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
Oh, you just keep on a trying but you can't catch a break
Sometimes it seems the whole world is all on the take
The only thing that keeps us all from a tumbling down
Is the circle though unbroken that keeps on spinning around
So sing a sad song with a happy soul
Got to keep the situation under control
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
Oh, keep that smile on your face
Got to keep the situation under control
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
Keep it there on your face yeah
Oh, don't let them see how sad you are
Oh yeah, keep it under control yeah
The way a man gets treated it's a shame and disgrace
It's a sad song but keep a smile on your face
