That's life, that's what people say You're riding high in April Shot down in May But I know I'm gonna change their tune When I'm back, back on top in June
MM, that's life, funny as it may seem Some people get their kicks Steppin' on a dream (Ivy) But I just can't let them get me down, no, no 'Cause this big old world keeps spinnin' around
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 And, oh, the drama I've seen Each time I find myself flat on my face I pick myself up and get back in the race
That's life Oh, I can't deny it I thought of quittin' Oh, but my friends just wouldn't buy it But if I thought it wasn't worth a try Oh, I'd just jump right up on that big bird and then I'd fly
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 And, oh, the drama we've seen
Each time we find ourselves flat on our face We pick ourselves up and get back in the race That's life That's life Oh, I can't deny it I thought of quittin' But Eileen just won't buy it
So sister Mother Broadway star Or wife I just thank God for the present The present
That's life That's life That's life That's life That's life That's life