Awful Beautiful Life

I woke up early with a poundin' in my head

I'd been out the night before

With all my friends

A little worried, kinda wondering what I did

I said Lord please forgive me for my sins

My wife wanted to kill me

But, she tried to save me first

You're going, if I have to

Drag your butt to church

I love this crazy, tragic

Sometimes almost magic

Awful beautiful life

I read the hymns and kinda sorta

Sang along

Made it through the Sunday sermon

Wide awake

We met the family for dinner at our home

Drank some beer, watched the game

And cooked some steaks

My little brother had a big fight with his wife

And my poor mother sat between 'em both all night

I love this crazy, tragic

Sometimes almost magic

Awful beautiful life

We said a prayer for

Cousin Michael in Iraq

We're all aware that he may

Never make it back

We talked about the way

We missed his stupid jokes

And how he loved to be a soldier

More than most

I laid in bed that night

And thought about the day

And how my life is like a

Roller coaster ride

The ups and downs and crazy turns

Along the way

It'll throw you off if you don't

Hold on tight

You can't really smile until you

Shed some tears

I could die today, or

I might live on for years

I love this crazy, tragic

Sometimes almost magic

Awful beautiful life

I love this crazy, tragic

Sometimes almost magic

Awful beautiful life

All right

It's a beautiful life

Awful beautiful life

I love this life

It's a beautiful life

I love this life

It's a beautiful life