I've been lower than the casket
Been dead wrong
Found the answer as I asked it,
"How are you gonna live?"

I was served with never askin'
Ordered wrong
Tried to throw away the basket,
"How are you gonna live?"

It's the only offered truth
And the crest mark of my youth
But I'll get on
Times are trying, sometimes I'm scared
Always only half prepared
Just the way you are it isn't wrong
(Just the way you are it isn't wrong)

I've been pulling back the maskin'
All alone
Man they'll stone you just for askin'
"How are you gonna live?"

I've been ordered without askin
Got me strong
While the master sits there baskin
"How are you gonna live?"

And I've finally found the proof
That to live you must let loose and not let on
Sometimes struggles must be shared
Or forever be half there
Just the way you are it isn't wrong
(Just the way you are it isn't wrong)

Gettin' on when your covers gone (long gone) x3
Gettin' on when your lover's gone.