Life Is Sweet

Album: Ophelia (1998)
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  • It's a pity
    It's a crying shame
    Who pulled you down again?
    How painful it must be
    To bruise so easily inside

    It's a pity
    It's a downright crime
    But it happens all the time
    You wanna stay little daddy's girl
    Wanna hide from the vicious world outside

    But don't cry
    Know the tears'll do no good
    So dry your eyes

    Your daddy he's the iron man
    A battleship wrecked on dry land
    Your mama she's a bitter bride
    She'll never be satisfied,
    And you know
    That's not right

    But don't cry
    Know the tears'll do no good
    So dry your eyes

    They told you life is hard
    It's misery from the start
    It's dull and slow and painful

    I tell you life is sweet
    In spite of the misery
    There's so much more
    Be grateful

    Who do you believe?
    Who will you listen to
    Who will it be?
    It's high time that you decide
    In your own mind

    Tried to comfort you
    Tried to tell you to be patient
    They are blind
    They can't see

    Fortune gonna come some day
    All gonna fade away
    Your daddy the war machine and
    Your mama the long and suffering
    Prisoner of what she can not see

    They told you life is hard
    It's misery from the start
    It's dull and slow and painful

    I tell you life is sweet
    In spite of the misery
    There's so much more
    Be grateful

    Who do you believe?
    Who will you listen to
    Who will it be?

    It's high time you decide
    It's time you make up your own sweet little mind

    They told you life is long
    Be thankful when it's done
    Don't ask for more
    You should be grateful

    But I tell you life is short
    Be thankful because before you know
    It will be over

    'Cause life is sweet
    And life is also very short
    Your life is sweet Writer/s: NATALIE A MERCHANT
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Flash from EarthGreat song. Inspiring. Genius.
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