Everyone smiled at she slipped on the ice

And her glasses lay smashed on the cadillac's dash

As a mom drove us home from the park

When dad pulls a cat from the brim of his hat

And hangs up his dress slacks to hand mom the whiplash

She winks and says "life isn't easy"

And your paper shakes when you make this mistake

In the speech that you gave to your peers from the stage

About causes of teen apathy

But like

Just like you

They are doing the best that they can

You've nothing to fear

This will all disappear

When thеy turn off the lights

From the top of the stairs

Surе it's quite the tough sell

Laughs houdini in hell

As he saws you in half

But listen up, just do the math

Life is not easy

Driving away she would mournfully state

That life never changes. it's been ages and ages

Now her words they dissolve on my tongue

Just like you

Just like you

When the music goes out like a match