It's a pity, it's a crying shame   He pulled you down again   How painful it must be   To bruise so easily inside      It's a pity, it's a downright crime   It happens all the time   You want to stay your little daddy's girl   You want to hide from a vicious world outside      Don't cry   You know the tears will do no good, so dry your eyes      Oh, your daddy, he's the iron man   Battleship wrecked on dry land   Your mama, she's a bitter bride, she'll never be satisfied   Do you know? And that's not right      But don't cry   You know the tears will do no good, so dry your eyes      Oh, they told you life is hard, misery from the start   It's dull, it's slow, it's painful   But, I'll tell you life is sweet inspite of the misery   There's so much more to be grateful      Well, who do you believe?   Who will you listen to? Who will it be?   'Cause it's high time that you decide   In your own mind      I've tried to comfort you   I've tried to tell you to be patient   They are blind   And they can't see      Fortune gonna come one day, all gonna fade away   Your daddy, the war machine   And your momma, the long and suffering   Prisioner of what she cannot see      For they told you life is hard, misery from the start   It's dull, it's slow, it's painful   But, I'll tell you life is sweet inspite of the misery   There's so much more, be grateful      So, who will you believe?   Who will you believe? Who will it be?   Because it's high time that you decide   It's time to make up your own, your own state of mind      Oh, they told you that life is long, be thankful when it's done   Don't ask for more, be grateful   But, I'll tell you life is short be thankful   Because before you know it will be over      'Cause life is sweet   Life is, oh, so very short, life is sweet   And life is, oh, so very short   Life is sweet      And life is sweet   And life is sweet