[Verse 1]
That's life, that's what people say
You're riding high in April, and shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change their tune
When I'm back, back on top in June
Ooh, that's life, funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks
Stepping on a dream, (Ivy!)
But I just can't let them get me down
Cause this big old world keeps spinning around
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
That's life, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting
But my friends just won't buy it
But if I thought it wasn't worth a try
Oh, I'd just jump right upon that big bird
And then I'd fly
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
That's life
That's life
Ooh, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting
But Eileen just won't buy it
So sister
Mother
Broadway star
Or wife, (sure!)
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
That's life