When Someone Cares

by James E. Hilkey 1955

When you meet some disappointment,

an' you're feelin' kind-o-blue,

When your plans have all got side-tracked,

or some friend has seemed untrue;

When you're toilin', prayin', strugglin'

at the bottom of the stairs-

It's like a panacea just to know that someone cares.

Someone who can appreciate

one's efforts when he tries'

Someone who can understand-

and so can sympathize;

Someone who, when he's far away,

still wonders how he fares-

Someone who never can forget-

Someone who really cares.

Oh, this world is not all sunshine-

Some days dark clouds disclose;

There's a cross for every Joy-bell,

an' a thorn for every rose;

But the cross is not so grievous,

When someone really cares.