Nobody would ever bet much
On the cards that she was dealt
Yeah, her daddy was a junkie
That never could pay the bills
She could always look so pretty
Without no makeup on
Yeah, but like anyone she wondered
What everybody thought
From southern California
And the way she'd catch your eyes
Yeah, from Phoenix, Arizona
And the way she waved goodbye
She's been looking for her mother
She won't answer her calls
Yeah, cause she could still remember
When she wasn't there at all
And memories, they come around
Like nightmares
Sometimes
She's hurtin' but she's alright
She's hurtin' but she's alright
So, when she's dancing with her eyes closed
You gotta wonder where she is
Yeah, she's sitting on a beach somewhere
Still feeling like a kid
She drinks her memories under the table
So that she can talk to him
Yeah, he can see what kind of world of trouble
That he's getting in
Sometimes it doesn't matter
What you've done or where you've been
When you're looking for a lover
When you're looking for a friend
She hangs on to the moment
-- (?) --
Yeah, she's smooching with a stranger
Just trying not to fall
And memories, they come around
Like nightmares
Sometimes
She's hurtin' but she's alright
She's hurtin' but she's alright
She's hurtin' but she's alright