I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
but heaven knows I’m miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows I’m miserable now
In my life
why do I give valuable time
to people who don’t care if I live or die
Two lovers entwined pass me by
and heaven knows I’m miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows I’m miserable now
In my life
why do I give valuable time
to people who don’t care if I live or die
What she asked of me at the end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
“You’ve been in the house too long” she said
and I naturally fled
In my life
why do I smile
at people who I’d much rather kick in the eye
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
but heaven knows I’m miserable now
“You’ve been in the house too long” she said
and I naturally fled
In my life
why do I give valuable time
to people who don’t care if I live or die
Prevod pesme
Nebo zna da sad sam očajan
Bio sam srećan u sumaglici pijanog trenutka
ali nebo zna da sad sam očajan
Tražio sam posao a onda našao neki posao
i nebo zna da sad sam očajan
U mom životu
zašto li posvećujem dragoceno vreme
ljudima koje nije briga da li sam živ ili mrtav
Dvoje ljubavnika, zagrljenih, zaobiđe me
i nebo zna da sad sam očajan
Tražio sam posao a onda našao neki posao
i nebo zna da sad sam očajan
U mom životu
zašto li posvećujem dragoceno vreme
ljudima koje nije briga da li sam živ ili mrtav
Od onoga što je ona od mene na kraju tražila
Kaligula bi pocrveneo
“Predugo si bio kući” rekla je
i ja sam, naravno, šmugnuo
U mom životu
zašto li se smeškam
ljudima kojima bih rađe oči iskopao
Bio sam srećan u sumaglici pijanog trenutka
ali nebo zna da sad sam očajan
“Predugo si bio kući” rekla je
i ja sam, naravno, šmugnuo
U mom životu
zašto li posvećujem dragoceno vreme
ljudima koje nije briga da li sam živ ili mrtav