You keep crying that your soul's on fire
And you don't know why you can't put it out
Thinking and drinking
It sure won't help you to go that route
You're still burning with the same old yearning
For that golden door and the magic keys
Just look inside you
And see what everybody else sees

Oh, you got everything
Why'd you want to mess it up
No more covering
I'll tell you the truth, I won't dress it up

You don't know when you got it good
You know what you gotta do, and you know you should
I don't know why you think you're as misunderstood
You don't know when you got it good

Every time I think maybe this time you're gonna be all right
You talk about imaginary demons screaming
You wake me up early in the morning after being up all night
Chasing dark visions I could never see
And dreaming up your own reality
But what about me
Think about me

Now you come saying you were only playing
And the rules of the game are under your control
But I know better and I'm not gonna let another
Day go by--it's getting old
I don't want to see a good like come to a bad end
I'm talking to you with the true love of a good friend

You don't know when you got it good
You know what you gotta do, and you know you should
I don't know why you think you're as misunderstood
You don't know when you got it good

� 1988 Lushmole Music (BMI)

Lyrics courtesy of Lushmole Music.