Just Not Coping lyrics

I’m glad that you can’t see me darling,

I’m glad you didn’t write or call.

You would have seen how much I’m changing;

I’m just not coping well at all.

Sorry if I hurt you darling,

but that’s the way the dice fall;

in a spin with the devil driving,

I’m just not coping well at all.

They tell me life begins at forty;

well, if that’s true, I hope time crawls,

for on the downward slide from thirty,

I’m just not coping well at all.

Dreams all gone and lovers leaving,

battles lost beyond recall,

no heroes left I can believe in;

I’m just not coping well at all.

Look at my life: it’s turning away from me,

and I’ve not become the man that I once hoped I’d be.

Look at my life: it’s just an empty sham,

all that trouble and pain just to be what I am.

The house is quiet since you left me,

there’s no love within its walls;

only the lonesome sound of empty

into the silence falls.

Other men can lose their lovers,

bounce back like a rubber ball;

I’m just not like those others,

I’m just not coping well at all.

Look at my life: it’s turning away from me,

and I’ve not become the man that I once hoped I’d be.

Look at my life: it’s just an empty sham,

all that trouble and pain just to be what I am.

The house is quiet since you left me,

there’s no love within its walls;

only the lonesome sound of empty

into the silence falls.

Other men can lose their lovers,

bounce back like a rubber ball;

I’m just not like those others,

I’m just not coping well at all.

I’m just not like those others,

I’m just not coping well at all.

• Artist:Eric Bogle