verse 1 lately i ve been singing the blues for no apparent reason i lay around on the couch piss and moan dragging everyone down maybe its always been in my blood stream maybe daddy was right when he told me boy your just like you mom keep your head up your ass all the time i feel like a fool kicking my self black and blue for the choices i ve made down and out stuck in the muck sinking fast getting worse every day chorus good lord want you throw me a life line a ray of hope in the sunshine want you help me to find my happy ever after amen verse 2 lately taking pills by the handful doctor told me i d need em yeah he wrote me note said i hope you have a hell of time but they re too good fill me up with a warm rush the news paper don t upset me as much they ain t easy to swallow but its better than sleeping all day i m high as a kite at least for time being killing the pain in my heart letting go of the guilt and the shame that are tearing my life apart chorus good lord want you keep me from crashing in any way shape form or fashion can t you fill my prescription happy ever after amen bridge have mercy on me hear my pitiful prayer i need your sympathy cause it feels like nobody cares about me since i quit taking care of myself oh i am tired tired of the struggle and tired of the that lies i ve told but i am scared scared that my story for give me will never unfold good lord i m not much for confessions but if you can cure my depression i swear ill better happy ever after happy ever after happy ever after amen