Misery is my friend My friend, m-my friend Misery is my friend Try to stop me, momma Try to stop me, momma Try to stop Some people seem to be doing well nowadays Others were unhappy, or even worried About themselves, and their families, and their futures There are more poor than ever More families in trouble More and more people who need help but can't find it People who sleep in the city streets Misery is my friend In the city streets Misery is my friend Misery is my friend My friend, m-my friend Misery is my friend Try to stop me, momma Try to stop me, momma Try to stop There are ghettos where thousands of young people Without a job or an education Give their lives away (lives away) every day Survival of the fittest There is despair in the faces that you don't see There is despair in the places that you don't visit In the city streets Misery is my friend In the city streets Misery is my friend Misery is my friend My friend, m-my friend Misery is my friend Try to stop me, momma Try to stop me, momma Try to stop Taking care of the strong and charity will do the rest Make the rich richer, and what falls from the table will be enough It's an old story This is how we were warned it would be Remember this This is how we were warned it would be (try to stop) Remind ourselves where we come from