She hates her job
Loves her kids
Bored with her husband
Tired of the same old list
Of things to do

So when the to-dos have all been done
She sits down at the kitchen table
Rolls herself a fat one

Smoke so sweet
Fills the air
She maybe oughta crack a window
All she can do is stare
At the paint
That's been a-peelin' off the walls
A couple a tokes and her troubles
Don't seem all that tall

You know life'll let you down
Love'll leave you lonely
Sometimes the only way to get by
Is to get high

She laughs out loud
At who she used to be
A girl who'd look down on
A woman smokin' weed
In her kitchen
Sometimes she misses them younger days
Seein' the world through rose-colored glasses
'Steada this purple haze

But you know life'll let you down
Love'll leave you lonely
Sometimes the only way to get by
Is to get high

So she tucks her kids
In at night
Kisses her husband
Turns off the light
And talks to God
Says "Lord help me accept
What I can't change"
But until I learn to do that
Thanks for the maryjane

But you know life'll let you down
Love'll leave you lonely
Sometimes the only way to get by
Is to get high
Yeah sometimes the only way to get by
Is to get high