He should not have been happy

His life it seems to me

But obviously crappy

And he was just too blind to see

It seemed a shame to spoil it

As sweet delusions go

His world is in the toilet

And he's just too dumb to know



But the Truth and the Light

They illuminate the night

Where ignorance and optimism thrive

He says “I'm proud to be alive”



She laughs to keep from crying

It seems that way from here

And not for lack of trying

But she never sheds one tear

With neither rhyme nor reason

Without much style or grace

Her smile for all the seasons

Must be painted on her face



But the Truth and the Light

Show the nature of her plight

And whether it's sincere or it's contrived

She says, “I'm proud to be alive”



And maybe they know something that we don't

Are they working from some angle that we won't



I'm cynical by nature

I whine because I can

I spew the nomenclature

Of the educated man

I look into the future

I'm certain how it ends

I'd like to make some difference

Between right now and then



But the Truth and the Light

Even though I'm not that bright

Inspire me to more than just survive

Make me proud to be alive