I wish I could win but I keep on losing
I wish I could fight but my will is gone
I wish life was a little bit more like the movies
Where have all the happy endings gone?

Girl meets boy, love conquers all, no time is wasted
Dreams coming true and lost pieces all found
Oh how I wish my life was sometimes different
I'd like to turn it all around

So sing me a happy song
Don't let me believe that my joys are all done
When it comes down to this world, I wanna know
Just where have all the happy endings gone?

If I had a dime for every pain or sorrow
That hit me in the head when I was down below
I wouldn't need to work or think or even borrow
I'd have the world all to my own

It maybe that one should not fight fire with fire
It must be our secrets should remain untold
But if you keep people out too long they'll turn around
And walk away like you were never born

Sing me to sleep, I swear
I'm tired of being wide awake and not getting my share
All that I want is for things to go right
I always feel it shouldn't be so hard

The sun's been out so long I might be going blind now
And every hope I keep is a new knife at my throat
If I had another chance I'd just rewind it
So I'd remain untouched for evermore

I'll lay it all out, it's clear
Life always seems to be joking at me
I've been looking everywhere but they're nowhere I know
Where have all the happy endings gone?