She's a sad, sad girl A Sad, sad, girl She don't try to fight it Won't try to hide it She's a sad, sad, girl Was it always so? Did her heart start that low? Did she always believe Love always deceives? Was it always so? No matter what you do She'll pay no mind to you To make her know you care Is as futile as a prayer She's a mining town After the mine's shut down Coal turned to diamonds But she won't let you find them She's a mining town Once in a long, long, while She might attempt a smile But it works in reverse She starts to hurt even worse She's a sad, sad, girl In a sad, sad, world She won't try to fight it Won't try to hide it She's a sad, sad, girl