Life's Little Tragedy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by wugub 

Cover art for Life's Little Tragedy lyrics by Lambchop

An ambiguous song--but I think it might be about raising a baby, and being unhappy and unsure of what to do. ("He's not crying he's teething")

These lines are heartbreaking:

In the bed you lay Praying for sleep and it never comes It never works that way

My Interpretation