Rain's been falling for days now
And the cold is closing in
No clean shirts in the closet
And the hair is growing thin
The coffee's cold in the morning
And the beer's warm at night
No good news in the paper, yeah
The world's a sorry sight

Cheer up, old pal
There's so much more to life than this
Turn on the lights
Try to forget the things you miss

No whisky breaking the ice now
And no vodka in the coke
The pile of bills it keeps rising,
Well, it's just a goddamn joke
Try to cry without laughing
Still it's hard to break a smile
Waking up every morning
Wond'ring if it's all worthwile

Cheer up, old pal
There's so much more to life than this
Turn on the lights
Try to forget the things you miss