When I Get the Blues

[Verse] When daylight shines I wear my mask The world sees me in a cast But nighttime falls the truth arrives It's in the dark my soul revives [Verse 2] A weight descends on clear skies bright No joy in me no trace of light The pain it fills the empty space In the blues I lose my place [Chorus] I lay in bed and tears they fall My strength it fades my spirit small Just like the king in holy verse In the blues I feel the curse [Verse 3] I search for strength in words so old Scripts of David and tales they told In my blues I see my plight No joy to hold just endless night [Chorus] I lay in bed and tears they fall My strength it fades my spirit small Just like the king in holy verse In the blues I feel the curse [Bridge] I pray my heart out loud and clear But silence is all that I hear So I turn to pages worn and sad In the blues I seek the glad