The Cure for the Pain

Damn this lump in my throat
 damn this hole in my coat
 damn this rain that just won't quit
 damn the sorry waste of it
 damn the truth, and damn these lies
 damn that look behind your eyes
 damn this day, damn this night
 goddamn this losing fight
 there ain't no boat, there ain't no train
 to take us back the way we came
 ain't no shelter from this hard rain
 the cure for the pain is the pain
 the cure for the pain is the pain
 it's not like you think it's gonna be
 not like the movies that you see
 ain't no soaring violins
 just machines and medicines
 so bless these pills, bless these sheets
 bless this food that you can't eat
 bless the damned who walk these halls
 and god have mercy on us all
 there ain't no drug, there ain't no cure
 to make it like it was before
 ain't no shelter from this hard rain
 the cure for the pain is the pain
 the cure for the pain is the pain