Corey Smith – Happy Ever After (Ukulele)

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Lately I’ve been singing the blues for no apparent reason.

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I lay around on the couch piss and moan dragging everyone down.

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Maybe its always been in my blood stream, maybe daddy was right when he

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told me, boy your just like you mom keep your head up your ass all the time

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I feel like a fool, kicking my self black and blue for the choices I’ve made.

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Down and out, stuck in the muck sinking fast getting, worse every day.

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Good lord want you throw me a life line, a ray of hope in the sunshine.

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Want you help me to find my happy ever after amen.

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Lately taking pills by the handful, doctor told me I’d need ‘em.

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Yeah he wrote me note said I hope you have a hell of time.

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But they’re too good fill me up with a warm rush the news paper don’t’ upset

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me as much, they ain’t easy to swallow but its better than sleeping all day

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I’m high as a kite, at least for time being killing the pain in my heart,

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letting go of the guilt and the shame that are tearing my life apart.

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Good lord want you keep me from crashing in any way, shape, form or

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fashion, can’t you fill my prescription happy ever after amen

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Have mercy on me, hear my pitiful prayer, I need your sympathy, cause it

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feels like nobody cares about me since I quit taking care of myself.

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Oh I am tired, tired of the struggle and tired of the that lies I’ve told

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But I am scared, scared that my story for give me will never unfold.

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Good lord, I’m not much for confessions, but if you can cure my depression I swear Ill 

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Happy ever after

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Happy ever after amen