When I Meet My Maker by Toots Earl Lyrics

I’m just a man
Or so they say
And Lady Luck
Don’t often come ‘round my way
And if you saw me coming
You’d cross to the other side
And I may be smiling
But I’m burning up inside

I’m just a man
And life is hard
And I’m in the gutter
Looking up at all the stars
But what’s the use in dreaming of a better day?
Some men are born to lose
And some, I have to say
Yeah

When I meet my maker
Or just for fun
Yeah, I’m gonna tell him
Where he went wrong
‘Cause I got nothing
For the blisters on my shoes
When I meet my maker (whoa whoa whoa)
When I meet my maker (ha ha)
When I meet my maker
I’m gonna have to say
If I were a rich man
I’d have been okay (I’d have been okay)
I have nothing
But the sun up in the sky
When I meet my maker (whoa whoa whoa)
When I meet my maker (ha ha)

She said
You’re just a man
But it’s okay
And I’m gonna show ya
How to find the right way
Into the brightest day
A little rain must fall
And I can help ya
When trouble comes to call

You’re just a man (ha ha)
No more, no less
Gotta keep on fighting
When life puts you to the test
And you don’t need to cry
Your life is in your hands
So I tell you, brother
So you can understand
Yeah, yeah, yeah
When you meet your maker
Yeah, when you’re done
Just don’t ever tell her
Where she went wrong (where she went wrong)
‘Cause you have something
For the blisters on your shoes
When you meet your maker (whoa whoa whoa)
When you meet your maker (ha ha)

When you meet your maker
Don’t forget to say
That you are a rich man
In every single way (in every single way)
And you were thankful
For the sun up in the sky
When you meet your maker (whoa whoa whoa)
When you meet your maker (ha ha)