Woman on the Line

People say
There's nothin' wrong with me, but you would tell me anyway
There's a piece inside me missin' and I never say
What's too hard to say

And the little lies
Like the cigarette, you break in half before you light it
When you smile and say you want to build a life with me
But there's no life in me

So don't you tell me to be happy
I'm just a woman on the line
And don't you tell me not to lose it
How could this be the best of times?

And it's clear to me
I could never be the golden child I tried to be
There's an achin' in my heart no one could take away
And I won't make you stay

So don't you tell me to be happy
I'm just a woman on the line
And don't you tell me not to lose it
How could this be the best of times?

So don't you tell me to be happy
I'm just a woman on the line
And don't you tell me not to lose it
How could this be the best of times