[Verse 1]
I was winding my clock
Which was waking us up
In the morning, we were laughing away
Like fools

[Verse 2]
I was saying my prayers
He was combing his hair
In a country that began with a 'J'
For Jules

[Chorus]
You know I'll miss you
And thus it begins
But I'll release you
And thus it continues—
Someday we'll be happy again

[Verse 3]
Oh, the rain never comes
Count my blessings on my thumbs
And the dogs just want to sleep in the sun
All day

[Chorus]
You know I'll miss you
And thus it begins
But I'll release you
And thus it continues—
Someday we'll be happy again
Ooh-oh-whoa-hoo, oh-whoa-oh
[Bridge]
There's no way a country like that could die
Told me that they drift away
But that's a lie

[Verse 4]
Well, I just bought a car
But it stays in the yard
And the country that began with a 'J'
Now ends in my heart

[Chorus]
You know I'll miss you
And thus it begins
But I'll release you
And thus it continues—
Someday we'll be happy again
Someday we'll be happy again
Someday we'll be happy again

[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ho-ho-oh-oh