Sometimes I don't want to be happy Don't hold it against me If I'm down, just leave me there, let me be, son Sun's up, I already want to lay down Friends calling, I ain't really trying to go out Don't want to get dressed up to pretend I could lie and say I'm fine, maybe you'll stop calling then I've got chips on my shoulder, only getting older So I keep to myself, ain't trying to complain, just don't want to explain it But sometimes I don't want to be happy Don't hold it against me If I'm down, just leave me there, let me be, son Sometimes I just want to be lonely Don't need you to hold me If I'm low, you don't need to care, let me be, son What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh What's the matter with Bad days, it's okay, let me feel it In some ways, you gotta break your heart to heal it I know I'm gonna feel this way again I could lie and say I'm fine, but that wouldn't change anything I've got chips on my shoulder, only getting older So I keep to myself, ain't trying to complain, just don't want to explain it But sometimes I don't want to be happy Don't hold it against me If I'm down, just leave me there, let me be, son Sometimes I just want to be lonely Don't need you to hold me If I'm low, you don't need to care, let me be, son What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh What's the matter with sadness Making me feel the way I feel right now Gladness, can't force it when you feel *** up It's a thought that's on my tongue It's a thought that's on my tongue Sometimes I don't want to be happy Don't hold it against me If I'm down, just leave me there, let me be, son Sometimes I just want to be lonely Don't need you to hold me If I'm low, you don't need to care, let me be, son What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh What's the matter with that, oh, oh, oh Just let me be, son