Happy Ever After Lyrics

Lately, I�ve been singing the blues
For no apparent reason
I lay around on the couch
Piss and moan draggin� everyone down
Maybe, its always been in the bloodstream
Maybe daddy was right when he told me
Boy, you�re just like your momma
Keep your head up your ass all the time

I feel like a fool
Kickin myself black and blue for the choices I�ve made
Down and out
Stuck in the mud sinkin� fast gettin� worse everyday
Good Lord, won�t you throw me a lifeline
A ray of hope in the sunshine
Won�t you help me to find my happy ever after, Amen

Lately, I�m taking pills by the handful
The doctor told me I need �em
Yea he wrote me a note and
Said I hope you have a hell of a time
They�re too good, fill me up with a warm rush
The newspaper don�t upset me as much
They ain�t easy to swallow
But it�s better than sleepin� all day

I�m high as a kite
At least for the time been killin� the pain in my heart
Lettin� go
Of the guilt and the shame that are tearin� my life apart
Good Lord, won�t you keep me from crashin�
In anyway, shape, form, or fashion
Can�t you fill my prescription
Happy ever after, Amen

Have mercy on me
Hear my pitiful prayer
I need your sympathy
Cause it feels like nobody cares about me
Since I quit takin� care of myself

Oh I�m tired, tired of the struggle
And tired of the lies that I�ve told
But I�m scared
Scared that my storybook ending will never unfold
Good Lord, I�m not much for confession
But if you can cure my depression
I swear I�ll do better
Happy ever after, happy ever after
Happy ever after, Amen