Can I say this? Can I say that I'm afraid? I'm scared of every single day It's just the way it is Yeah, life can be so painful You try you best just be grateful Oh, you don't No, you don't believe me any way Oh, you don't Oh, you don't believe a word I say When you've learned the hardest lessons And your counting of all your blessings You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come When you try to put yourself first But your life just goes from bad to worse You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come I'm not ready, not ready to say hello To the life we we used to know I'm pessimistic if you want a full disclosure Wake me up when it's all over Oh, you don't No, you don't believe me any way Oh, you don't Oh, you don't believe a word I say When you've learned the hardest lessons And your counting of all your blessings You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come When you try to put yourself first But your life just goes from bad to worse You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come Better days will come Better days will come When you've learned the hardest lessons And your counting of all your blessings You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come When your best to try to put yourself first But your life just goes from bad to worse You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come You gotta hold out hope cos better days will come