[Verse 1]
Might have a nice life, with coffee
And friends you can call
Could have a Shakespeare collection
And might have read them all
Could have a family that made you
Nicer than some folks had
Could have a family that you made
That isn't so bad
Well, you can build up your armor
Against what life brings
You can dodge when life kicks
And you can duck when life swings
You can outsmart all sadness
And outfight with the best
But sometimes life hits you
Like a chisel to the chest
Then you say...
[Chorus]
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
There'll be something sometime
That makеs you feel like you're dying
You're gonna havе yours
And I'm gonna have mine
[Verse 2]
Could have a nice home with flowers
And cool modern loot
Could have a sweet job, short hours
And an easy commute
Could have a partner, feel lucky
With best love and wishes
Cute kittens and puppies
And tropical fishes
Well, you can quote from philosophers
Or bibles or songs
That find hope in the hopeless
And find right in the wrongs
You can wear art and wisdom
Like a bulletproof vest
But sometimes life hits you
Like a hammer to the chest
Then you say...
[Chorus]
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
Ow! Fuck, that hurt!
Someday it's just your time
To feel like you're dying
You're gonna have yours
And I'm gonna have mine
Fuck!
[Bridge]
Ah you think anyone who ever lived
Got through and enjoyed it?
Oh, but somehow you
Yeah right, you're gonna avoid it?
[Verse 3]
Well you can buy full insurance
Against fire and theft
And you can zig to the right
And you can zag to the left
No bad health, bad breakups
Or bad luck or death
But life will hit you someday somehow
Like a chainsaw to the chest
Then you say...
[Interlude]
Well, you'll think of all the words you could say, at that time
You'll think of poems, you'll think of all the languages and fancy words and grammar ever invented by the human tongue, and philosophy and poetry
You'll think of all the paintings, of wars that've happened to theoretically make life better, or all the technology, all the religions
But when that thing happens, that gets deep in your heart
Well, forget about it. You will say...
[Chorus]
Ow! Fuck, this hurts! (That's it)
Ow! Fuck, this hurts! (That's all you'll say)
Ow! Fuck, this hurts!
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