Jenny grew up in Kentucky, piss poor but happy as could be
Her momma died when she was so young, never even had time to grieve
Daddy worked down in the coal mines, usually drank himself to sleep
Tunnels collapsed, fifty men were trapped
And they were buried forever in the deep
People come, and people fade away
In this f*cked up game of life we play
Want to crawl inside each other's minds
And Malkovich our way to the best timeline
Laugh like it's your last day
Love like you're a fiend
Cry 'till your face is numb
Let your heart run free
Chase every high, wave Irish goodbye, party until dawn
Life's a bitch, and then poof
It's all gone
Jenny went down to Tucson, looking for a future there
Wasn't good at nothin'
But figured she could be bad just about anywhere
Fell in with the wrong crowd, started living without a care
Pills and booze, grass and ludes, so many bad choices to choose
When she wasn't high, she was with some guy
Who never had nothin' to lose
Laugh like it's your last day
Love like you're a fiend
Cry 'till your face is numb
Let your heart run free
Chase every high, wave Irish goodbye, party until dawn
Life's a bitch, and then poof
It's all gone
Jenny bounced around from town to town, a restless soul without a plan
Then a stranger spoke so sweet, swept her off her feet
Knew she'd found her man
Bought a little house with a patch a grass
But to them, it felt so grand
Then along came sweet Pearl, a baby girl
The best thing they'd never planned
Pearl grows up in Texas, piss poor but happy as can be
A funny kid with a big 'ole grin, loves climbin' every tree
Her daddy works out in the oil fields, comes home every night
Reads her stories 'bout wizards and lizards, tucks her in real tight
She'll never know the secrets that her momma keeps inside
The scars she hides, the tears she's cried, the dreams that died
But when Jenny holds her little girl
She knows it's all been worthwhile
Her love, her strength, her everything
The biggest reason for her smile
People come, and people fade away
In this f*cked up game of life we play
Want to crawl inside each other's minds
And Malkovich our way to the best timeline
Laugh like it's your last day
Love like you're a fiend
Cry 'till your face is numb
Let your heart run free
Chase every high, wave Irish goodbye, party until dawn
Life's a bitch, and then poof
It's all gone
Laugh like it's your last day
Love like you're a fiend
Cry 'till your face is numb
Let your heart run free
Chase every high, wave Irish goodbye, party until dawn
Life's a bitch, and then poof
It's all gone