Ask me how I'm doin' I smile and say just fine And there's no need to ask me brother What I've been doin' to pass the time I lay awake at night still fallin' under your spell (let her go) What once a home is again my lonely prison cell (she don't know) Try to get by just for a while To hide my pride paint on my smile Too late to say I'm sorry With a guilt that I can't stand Upon your chest your arms are folded With a bottle in your hand The devil makes his mark, the needle takes its toll (let her go) I told you that I'd forgive, but that won't save your soul, no, no (she don't know) Try to get by just for a while To hide my pride paint on my smile Yeah, try to get by just for a while To hide my pride paint on my smile All these people think I'm crazy I smile and say I'm fine I saw the cruelness of addiction I saw you fade away with time Try to get by just for a while To hide my pride paint on smile (yeah) Try to get by just for a while To hide my pride paint on my smile Try to get by just for a while Yeah Can't you see? Yeah No, oh