You’re in the vale of tears now, nothing’s going right
Your whole life leaves you feeling sour
It starts to drain you slowly, hits with all its might
Your storm is just a simple shower
It seems that half the world and later all the rest
Joined forces just to be against you
Your life is not your own, your soul is in distress
With all this sorrow you just make do
It feels as though your hands were tightly bound together
A good fairy is all you seek
You can’t complain, stay calm and pull yourself together
Let me tell you what I believe
Don't sing the blues, it’s time for a love song now
Much better to laugh than cry
Cause this life ain’t wiping your ass for you
You’re gonna have to DIY
You say I was naive and I had no idea
I didn’t get the state you’re in
You’re at its mercy now, to you it wasn’t clear
But couldn’t I have seen that coming?
Yeah, you are blinded by the darker sides of life
And from the light you keep on hiding
Don’t make your molehills into mountains, why not try
Frustration keeps you from deciding
I know you’re feeling bad, the world that’s on your shoulders
Oh, it just brings you to your knees
Munchausen got it right: the swamp is getting colder
Pull your hair and then just break free
Don’t sing the blues, it’s time for a love song now
Much better to laugh than cry
Cause life ain’t wiping your ass for you
You’re gonna have to DIY
Lift your head up and look around:
Life goes up and life goes down and the world goes around
Life seems like a rainy day
No help from God, just wise men say
Life is never roses all the way
The solution lies with you alone
And the pain is here to make you strong
Don’t sing the blues, it’s time for a love song now
Just see the world with new eyes
Real wonders seem to have gone somehow
No king is going to take a bow
Cause life ain’t wiping your ass for you
You’re gonna have to DIY
You have to DIY
No, Jesus won’t wipe your ass for you
You’re gonna have to DIY