I know I a child I was so **** happy
Flippin' through photos of me as a baby
Was that really me? Yes-no-maybe

You see that kid, he's always got a smile
Seems like someones turned that dial
But at least I can keep it on file

It's hard to believe that things were so good
Will I ever find that place I once stood?
Why is it happiness that I can't recall?
After hitting double digits it just hit the wall

Thinkin' bout this life I was handed
Didn't know so many things would be demanded
And now I can barely stand it

I thought my life was so **** great
But only at first when I had a clean plate
Everything I ever needed was there
Then this dreadful world stripped me and left me bare

Learning life and all that **** the hard way
Waking up just to eat the day
Never could I call this place sweet
My payback on the world will never retreat

I was so rich when I had nothing
Couldn't tell my mind was just bluffing
I'm starting to get back on track
First gimme a kiss and then a smack

I'm gonna get my happiness
And not a thing is gonna hold me back
I'm done with this frown
Not even gravity can hold me down

I couldn't give a **** who tells me what
**** outa here scientists
Don't tell me what's wrong with me
That's only gettin' me ******
Somewhere in my mind
The answer must exist

But maybe it has to be this way
I'm supposed to me miserable
Supposed to have nothing

I'm getting tired of this
Getting sick of this
Every time I reach for happiness I only get ******

And now I have to take it all
I gotta take what this place has taken from me
I have Pandora's box without a key
Sometimes it just takes a little push
Instead I have to grab a hammer
And get what I need
I hate how this world can be covered with greed