I'll fake it through the day
With some help from Johnny Walker Red
And the cold pain behind my eyes
That shoots back through my head
With two tickets torn in half
In a lot with nothing to do
But it's all right, because some enchanted night
I'll be with you

Tarot cards and the lines in my hand
Tell me I'm wrong, but they're untrue

I got plans for both of us
That involve a trip out of town
To a place I've seen in a magazine
That you left lying around
I can't hold my liquor but
I keep a good attitude
Because it's all right, some enchanted night
I'll be with you

And though you'd rather see me gone
Then to see there come the day
I'll be waiting for you anyway

Next door, the TV's flashing
Blue frames on the wall
Its a comedy from the seventies
With a lead no one recalls
He vanished into oblivion
It's easy to do
And I cried a sea when you talked to me
The day you said we were through
But it's all right, some enchanted night
I'll be with you


Lyrics submitted by figureeight, edited by ghost06, Mellow_Harsher

Fake It Through the Day (Miss Misery, early version) song meanings
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    I'll fake it through the day With some help from Johnny Walker Red And the cold pain behind my eyes That shoots back through my head With two tickets torn in half In a lot with nothing to do But it's all right, because some enchanted night I'll be with you

    Tarot cards and the lines in my hand Tell me I'm wrong, but they're untrue

    I got plans for both of us That involve a trip out of town To a place I've seen in a magazine That you left lying around I can't hold my liquor but I keep a good attitude Because it's all right, some enchanted night I'll be with you

    And though you'd rather see me gone Then to see there come the day I'll be waiting for you anyway

    Next door, the TV's flashing Blue frames on the wall Its a comedy from the seventies With a lead no one recalls He vanished into oblivion It's easy to do And I cried a sea when you talked to me The day you said we were through But it's all right, some enchanted night I'll be with you

    Sounds so much better than:

    I'll fake it through the day With some help from Johnny Walker Red Send the poison brain down the drain To put bad thoughts in my head Your two tickets torn in half And a lot of nothing to do Do you miss me, Miss Misery Like you say you do?

    A man in the park Read the lines in my hand Told me I'm strong Hardly ever wrong I said man you mean

    You had plans for both of us That involved a trip out of town To a place I've seen in a magazine That you left lying around I don't have you with me But I keep a good attitude Do you miss me, Miss Misery Like you say you do?

    I know you'd rather see me gone Than to see me the way that I am But I am in the life anyway

    Next door the TV's flashing Blue frames on the wall It's a comedy of errors, you see It's about taking a fall To vanish into oblivion Is easy to do And I try to be but you know me I come back when you want me to Do you miss me, Miss Misery Like you say you do?

    wee yinon October 10, 2008   Link

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