NATALIE MERCHANT LYRICS - Life Is Sweet

"Life Is Sweet"



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