I turn the bathroom light on

To take my makeup off

Look at myself in the eye

And wonder why I wear it anyway.

Another car drives by

I wonder where you are

The kids are all in bed

And everything but you is in its place.

From the street view looking in

It's pretty as a picture

A home sweet home.

Sometimes I wish I liked drinking

Sometimes I wish I liked pills

Wish I could sleep with a stranger

But someone like me never will

Sometimes I hardly can stand it

I just smile with a lump in my throat

Sometimes I wish I could bear it

Didn't have to wear this sugar coat.

Passed down from my mom

She wore it so well

She'd rest it on my shoulders

Say it's colder out there than you think.

Would I recognize myself

Would anybody else

If I took the damn thing off and burned it up.

Sometimes I wish I liked drinking

Sometimes I wish I liked pills

Wish I could sleep with a stranger

But someone like me never will

Sometimes I hardly can stand it

I just smile with a lump in my throat

Sometimes I wish I could bear it

Didn't have to wear this sugar coat

Oh, this damn sugar coat.

One of these nights I'll meet you in the driveway

And tell you to go to hell, go to hell.

Sometimes I wish I liked drinking

Sometimes I wish I liked pills

Wish I could sleep with a stranger

But someone like me never will

Sometimes I hardly can stand it

I just smile with a lump in my throat

Sometimes I wish I could bear it

Didn't have to wear this sugar coat

This damn sugar coat

Oh, this sugar coat

This damn sugar coat.