No one can hold the light to your misery
You're the number one
Being hard done, hard done by
You'll get by with your smile, wicked smile
And laughing at the misfortune of others
You gotta get your kicks kicking the pricks
Laughing as they pick up sticks
And old ladies walks on by
Trip up as they cry
With all the battering it's taken
I'm surprised it's still ticking
Yeah, with all the battering it's taken
I'm surprised it is still ticking
Let's get straight to the heart of matter
Why so glum? It's all on the platter
So what's the matter, what's the matter today?
I am no stranger to the cause
I carry them in my soul
Please torch my flesh
And leave gray holes in the meaning of my life
But I get by, I get by
Just this crooked little smile
You'll get by, you'll get by, you'll get by
With all the battering it's taken
Well I'm surprised that it's still ticking
Yeah, with all the battering it's taken
I'm surprised that it's still ticking
Let's get straight to the heart of matter
Why so glum? It's all on a platter
So what's the matter, what's the matter today?
Let's get straight to the heart of matter
Why so glum? It's all on a platter
What's the matter tell me, what's the matter today?
So hold the lights to my misery
But don't send it up in flames
It's only I who take the blame
But try me anyway
And you'll get by, and you'll get by
With your wicked little smile
And you'll get by, and you'll get by
With your wicked little…
Oh, with all the battering it's taken
I'm surprised that it's still ticking
Yeah, with all the battering it's taken
I'm surprised that it's still ti-cking
Let's get straight to the heart of matter
Oh, why so glum? It's all on a platter
What's the matter, what's the matter today?
Let's get straight to the heart of matter
Why so glum? It's all on the platter
What's the matter is the glory hallelujah day
Straight to the heart of matter
Oh, why so glum? It's all on a platter
What's the matter, what's the matter today?