Your mama, she's a bitter bride, she'll never be satisfied
It's time to make up your own, your own state of mind
Well, who do you believe?
There's so much more, be grateful
How painful it must be
Fortune gonna come one day, all gonna fade away
Because before you know it will be over
Prisioner of what she cannot see
Life is, oh, so very short, life is sweet
So, who will you believe?
And your momma, the long and suffering
You know the tears will do no good, so dry your eyes
It happens all the time
Oh, they told you that life is long, be thankful when it's done
But, I'll tell you life is sweet inspite of the misery
'Cause life is sweet
Oh, they told you life is hard, misery from the start
It's dull, it's slow, it's painful
Who will you listen to? Who will it be?
Battleship wrecked on dry land
There's so much more to be grateful
Who will you believe? Who will it be?
And they can't see
Don't cry
Your daddy, the war machine
I've tried to comfort you
Oh, your daddy, he's the iron man
You want to stay your little daddy's girl
It's dull, it's slow, it's painful
Don't ask for more, be grateful
Life is sweet
Do you know? And that's not right
In your own mind
And life is sweet
But, I'll tell you life is sweet inspite of the misery
I've tried to tell you to be patient
You know the tears will do no good, so dry your eyes
'Cause it's high time that you decide
For they told you life is hard, misery from the start
To bruise so easily inside
It's a pity, it's a downright crime
You want to hide from a vicious world outside
They are blind
Because it's high time that you decide
But, I'll tell you life is short be thankful
And life is, oh, so very short
But don't cry
