I woke up early with a poundin' in my head   I'd been out the night before with all my friends   A little worried, kinda wonderin' what I did   I said Lord, please forgive me for my sins    My wife wanted to kill me, but she tried to save me first   You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church      I love this crazy, tragic   Sometimes almost magic   Awful beautiful life      I read the hymns and kinda sorta sang along    And made it through the Sunday sermon wide awake   We met the family for dinner at our home   Drank some beer, watched the game   And cooked some steaks   My little brother had a big fight with his wife    And my poor mother sat between them both all night      I love this crazy, tragic   Sometimes almost magic   Awful beautiful life      (C'mon)       We said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq   We're all aware that he may never make it back   We talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes   And how he loved to be a solider more than most      I layed in bed that night and thought about the day    And how my life is like a rollar coaster ride   The ups and downs and crazy turns a long the way   It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight      You can't really smile until you shed some tears   I could die today, or I might live on for years      I love this crazy, tragic   Sometimes almost magic   Awful beautiful life      I love this crazy, tragic   Sometimes almost magic   Awful beautiful life      It's a beautiful life   Awful beautiful life   I love this life   It's a beautiful life   I love this life   (It's a beautiful life)