Darkness Ahead and Behind

Life always dumps something in your lap You're constantly busy redrawing your map You leave behind a fading trail Of images and words that you hope will prevail Life always dumps something in your way You try to make the best of it everyday You could give up and give in but you prefer To keep hoping some kind of change might occur Keep hoping some kind of change might occur Misery sure loves company And nobody's ever who they seem to be The daily horror of people at their worst And most selfish, one day, your bubble will burst So much time should not have passed At least not that way and not so fast It wasn't always easy, it wasn't always fun But it was always worth it, regrets I have none It was always worth it, regrets I have none Life always dumps something so you should try To acknowledge the fact you're surrounded by These relics of a life that no longer exists Your name still appears on the waiting lists Life always dumps something that makes things worse There are no rules in this self-help universe It's never what you were expecting to find There's darkness ahead and there's darkness behind There's darkness ahead and there's darkness behind There's darkness ahead and there's darkness