My Life - Iris DeMent

My life, it don’t count for nothing

When I look at this world, I feel so small

And my life, it’s only a season

A passing September that no one will recall

But I gave joy to my mother

And I made my lover smile

And I can give comfort to my friends when they’re hurting

And I can make it seem better for a while

And my life, it’s half the way travelled

And still I have not found my way out of this night

And my life, it’s tangled in wishes

And so many things that just never turned out right

But I gave joy to my mother

And I made my lover smile

And I can give comfort to my friends when they’re hurting

And I can make it seem better

I can make it seem better

I can make it seem better for a while

Oh, oh, oh