Lessons

Now it's true my mama told me
 That I write too many sad songs
 But when you figure it out
 When the truth comes out
 You do what you need to get along
 So when you can step back
 Check the facts and relax
 For what will be will be
 Some lessons we learn the hard way
 And on this one we all agree
 That sometimes it ain't right
 And sometimes it ain't fair
 By the time you think you've got it figured out
 You realize you ain't gone nowhere
 Well you can sit and stew
 And wonder what to do
 Or you can just kick back and get high
 Sometimes a little love
 Is all we need to get by
 Now there's a pill to keep you happy
 And a pill to fall asleep
 But where's the pill that kills the pain
 From all the secrets that you keep
 It's always good until it isn't
 And when it isn't good no more
 That's when we are reminded
 Of the lessons we learned before
 That sometimes it ain't right
 And sometimes it ain't fair
 By the time you think you've got it figured out
 You realize you ain't gone nowhere
 Well you can sit and stew
 And wonder what to do
 Or you can just kick back and get high
 Sometimes a little love
 Is all we need to get by