the way it is. Lyrics

All things considered I'm doing alright

I'm still alive I mean

Listening to songs that are happy and light

While I'm living life in a minor key

The records on the walls all seem to play

The same sad refrain every day

But I suppose suppose suppose it could be worse

I could be sitting in the mud instead of in the dirt

I suppose suppose suppose it could be better

But I'm still a mess in an oversized sweater

Tell me if it would make a difference

'Cause nobody seems to be listening to this stupid kid

But I suppose that's just the way it is

All things considered I'm doing okay

The bed's still warm and the weather's fine

Watching the sun go by every day

Wishing I was living anybody else's life but mine

But I suppose suppose suppose it could be worse

Yet I'm still running low on clean t-shirts

I suppose suppose suppose things would look fine

If I'd look past the tear stains in these eyes

Tell me if I should be worried

That nothing really seems to be working in this life I live

I suppose that's just the way it is

Tell me if it would make a difference

'Cause nobody seems to be listening to this stupid kid

But I suppose that's just the way it is