"That's Life"

THAT’S LIFE, THAT’S WHAT ALL THE PEOPLE SAY
YOU’RE RIDING HIGH IN APRIL, SHOT DOWN IN MAY
BUT I KNOW I’M GONNA CHANGE THAT TUNE
WHEN I’M BACK ON TOP, BACK ON TOP IN JUNE
OH I SAID, THAT’S LIFE AND AS FUNNY AS IT MAY SEEM
SOME PEOPLE GET THEIR KICKS STOMPIN ON A DREAM
BUT I AIN’T GONNA LET IT GET ME DOWN
CAUSE THIS GRAND OLE WORLD, IT KEEPS SPINNING AROUND
I’VE BEEN A PUPPET A PAUPER, A PRIOT, A POET, A PAWN AND A QUEEN
I’VE BEEN UP AND DOWN AND OVER AND OUT
BUT I KNOW ONE THING THAT EACH TIME I FIND MYSELF
LAYIN FLAT ON MY FACE
I PICK MYSELF UP AND GET BACK IN THE RACE
NOW THAT’S LIFE AND I CAN’T DENY IT
MANY TIMES I THOUGHT OF QUITTIN BUT MY HEART JUST AIN’T GONNA BUY IT
AND IF I DIDN’T THINK IT WAS WORTH ONE SINGLE DIME
I’D HOP ON A BIG BIRD, AND THEN I’D FLY
NOW I’VE BEEN A PUPPET A PAUPER, A PIRATE, A POET, A PAWN AND A QUEEN
I'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN AND OVER AND OUT
BUT I KNOW ONE THING THAT EACH TIME I FIND MYSELF
LAYIN FLAT ON MY FACE
I SAID JUST PICK YOURSELF UP AND GET BACK IN THE RACE
NOW THAT’S LIFE AND I CAN’T DENY IT
MANY TIMES I THOUGHT OF QUITTIN BUT MY HEART JUST AIN'T GONNA BUY IT
AND IF THERE’S NOTHIN SHAKEN COME THIS YEAR IN JULY
I’M GONNA ROLL MYSELF UP IN A BIG BALL AND DIE