Life has filled you with despair 

And taught you not to care about tomorrow

And life has led you to believe

There's nothing up your sleeve apart from sorrow



But it's not what you've got, it's how you lose it

And it's not where you've been, it's where you've gone

And it's not what you want, but how you choose it

That's how a hard earned love is won



Life has caught you on the wrong day

Rubbed you up the wrong way, dragged you under

And life has torn you from the bright lights

Stolen all your fight and sense of wonder



But it's not what you've got, it's how you lose it

And it's not where you've been, it's where you've gone

And it's not what you want, but how you choose it

That's how a hard earned love is won



And though these hard times bit you on the ass

These times will never last, these times were made to pass

And when those good days roll around the bend

They'll hold you like a friend, they'll find you in the 

end



I never told you what I meant to say

I never told you, does it matter anyway?