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