"Hey, ain't life wonderful? Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... Isn't it wonderful now?"
I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it's over when I open them
I want the things that I had before
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again
Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
They say bad words that make me wanna cry
Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream of angels who make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday
Promises mean everything when you're little and the world's so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
I go to school and I run and play
I tell the kids that it's all okay
I laugh aloud so my friends won't know
When the bell rings I just don't wanna go home
Go to my room and I close my eyes
I make believe that I have a new life
I don't believe you when you say
Everything will be wonderful someday
Promises mean everything when you're little and the world is so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
When you tell me everything is wonderful now
No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
I don't wanna hear you say
That I will understand someday
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna hear you say
You both have grown in a different way
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna meet your friends
And I don't wanna start over again
I just want my life to be the same, just like it used to be
Some days I hate everything
I hate everything
Everyone and everything
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
This song is one that is too familiar for any kid that had to suffer through their parent's divorce. I don't think parents quite know how much it affects their kids. But if I could describe for you how my life was from the ages of 12-18 (when I moved out), this would be it. The first half of the song being the younger years and then the..."I just want my life to be the same, just like it used to be Some days I hate everything I hate everything Everyone and everything Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now"
Your parents are doing better, and everything is wonderful for them--but too many days I spent hating everyone and everything.
This song is what i used to listen to when i felt like i couldnt handle things anymore. Divorce is one of the hardest things to deal with especially when neither parent has a handle on life. This song represents every feeling that a kid has and Everclear deserves major props on this song because it touched my heart and im sure it touched the hearts of others. So to everyone who has or is dealing with divorce...just hang on maybe everything wont be wonderful but you gotta stand up and tell your story
Word. I'm 20 years old, and my friend used to listen to this song when her parents divorced in 7th grade. I find myself now listening to it and understanding the powerlessness of the narrator. How I feel about my parents. So sad, but almost cathartic.
Word. I'm 20 years old, and my friend used to listen to this song when her parents divorced in 7th grade. I find myself now listening to it and understanding the powerlessness of the narrator. How I feel about my parents. So sad, but almost cathartic.
I can't even describe how I felt the first I heard this song, the truth is, I cried for the first time in ages. Can't believe how that song, "sings" my life...
This is quite a good song.. gets me all teary eyed they show you what its like from a childs perspective where his/her parents are having problems "Hope my mom and I hope my dad Will figure out why they get so mad Hear them scream, I hear them fight They say bad words that make me wanna cry" and how he/she wan'ts to go back to the way things were before when everything was wonderful.
Basically sums up my parents divorce, "I just dont understand how you can smile with all those tears in your eyes when you tell me everything is wonderful now" My mom used to rant about my dad leaving, and then she would always end up crying and saying that things were great now and one day things will be wonderful. I love everclear!
it's about a kid who lives in a house where his parents are constantly fighting with each other and it's taking a bigger toll on him than either of the parents know. and when they try to comfort him, he doesn't believe them because he knows they're lying. but he doesn't tell anyone, any of his friends. he just lets them believe that everything is "wonderful". its about how he wants it all to be fixed and how he wants his innocence back.
This song is beautiful. I remember my dad showing me this song when I was a kid, and I remember thinking "wow, I'm so happy that my parents are together and happy!" Little did I know that their marriage was hanging by a thread and I was basically the only thing holding it together. It blew apart when I was about 15, and neither of them had much regard for me during it. Everything blew up, my mom abandoned me, and it was just me and my dad who began taking to the bottle. I remember looking at my life and hating it so much. Then, one day I stumbled across this song again. I don't think I have ever cried that hard before. I have been a fan of Everclear ever since then.
this song is amazing. it explains the life of a child whos caught in between their parents devorce or fighting, and wishes they could have their old life back when everything was wonderful...
i think another song that describes a parents devorce is the song by blink stay together for the kids i think thats what its called but i like bouth of the songs i used to love this song but i killed it by playing it way toooo much
this song is fuckin amazing! i cant believe there are only 4 ppl whove posted on it!...its a real life song, n real life thing that happens to kids. happened to me. maybe thats y i feel so strongly on this song, i mean its there..happened in my life! and WIPLASH STAY TOGATHER FOR THA KIDS is one hell of a song!!