[Verse 1] I sold my breakdown at the matinee Thirty bucks a ticket for my worst damn day They clap when I describe the way he left Standing ovation for my slow descent [Chorus] So sing it pretty for them in the dark Thirty a ticket for my pain, my art You paid admission, I paid the cost So sing it pretty while they're begging in the dark [Verse 2] Every tear's a ticket, every sob's a show So tell me something I don't already know So catchy for those strangers in the dark Made the divorce a tune to hum to Made the funeral worth an encore Every tear's a ticket, every sob's a show So tell me something I don't already know [Verse 3] I turned the sobbing into pretty words Gave the beating in my chest a little hook So catchy for those strangers in the dark Made the divorce a tune to hum to Made the funeral worth an encore [Chorus] So sing it pretty for them in the dark Thirty a ticket for my pain, my art You paid admission, I paid the cost So sing it pretty while they're begging in the dark You smile through my streaming tears You sway through the lashing waves You dance around me while I pray I pray for a better day While I pray for a better day
