Rain's been falling for days now And the cold is closing in No clean shirts in the closet And the hair is growing thin The coffee's cold in the morning And the beer's warm at night No good news in the paper, yeah The world's a sorry sight Cheer up, old pal There's so much more to life than this Turn on the lights Try to forget the things you miss No whisky breaking the ice now And no vodka in the coke The pile of bills it keeps rising, Well, it's just a goddamn joke Try to cry without laughing Still it's hard to break a smile Waking up every morning Wond'ring if it's all worthwile Cheer up, old pal There's so much more to life than this Turn on the lights Try to forget the things you miss