True Happiness This Way Lies Lyrics - The The

And have you ever wanted something so badly 

That it possessed your body and your soul 

Through the night and through the day 

Until you finally get it 

And then you realize that it wasn't what you wanted after all 

And then those selfsame sickly little thoughts 

Now go and attach themselves to something or somebody new 

And the whole goddamn thing starts all over again 

Well, I've been crushing the symptoms 

But I can't locate the cause 

Could God really be so cruel? 

To give us feelings that could never be fulfilled 

Baby, I've got my sights set on you, I've got my sight set on you 

And someday, someday, someday, you'll come my way 

But when you put your arms around me 

I'll be lookin' over your shoulder for somethin' new 

'Cause I ain't ever found peace upon the breast of a girl 

I ain't ever found peace with the religion of the world 

I ain't ever found peace at the bottom of a glass 

Sometimes it seems the more I ask for, the less I receive 

Sometimes it seems the more I ask for, the less I receive 

The only true freedom is freedom from the heart's desires 

And the only true happiness this way lies