I said to myself this is not heaven,
As I faced the sense of another high wall
People all watching me climb to the top
To see if I would get there or fall
Don't you just hate those who feel sorry for themselves
Who make out they're trying like everyone else
Don't you just hate it when you crumble inside
But your face hides the reasons and then they call it pride
Chorus but I know you, better than I know myself
But I know you, better than you know yourself
I'm angry that I didn't fight more for my place
In a world where things can turn you over
I try to look from the other side of things
But only see futures much colder
Don't you just hate it when you say it all wrong
When you try so hard but your power has gone
Chorus
Don't you just hate it don't you just hate it
Don't you just hate it - when things don't work out for you
I repeated to myself this is not heaven
Hanging off this lonely precipice
Letting fate tell me mine was lucky number seven
When all the time it was always number eight
I'm angry with the way I've dealt with most things
And I don't forgive myself so easy
But I know all the people I face all the time
Are just as guilty of these emotional crimes
Chorus to end