Oh, worries are a-bogglin' heavy on his gut He feels he's being punished for the bad things that he's done Help him, Jesus, help him, send him down a sign Cause he feels he's getting old before his time And he's sitting at the table, the table he has set And he's begging for the courage to redeem some self-respect Help him, Jesus, help him, walk along the line Cause he feels he's getting old before his time He says it takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song He's worried now but he won't be worried long He broke her heart on a warm and sunny day Oh, he broke her heart on a warm and sunny day When she heard what he had to say, all that sun soon went away He broke her heart on a cold and rainy day He says it takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song He's worried now but he won't be worried long And so he moves towards the sweet redeeming light Shadows cast but none observe his sight And they wonder where he's gone while he's knelt before her throne Refusing to go down without a fight He says it takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song And he's worried now but he won't be worried long And he's worried now but he won't be worried long *