Everybody wants an easy ride On the merry-go-round that we call life Take a drive on cruise control Then you wait to find it's a winding road I had my dreams in view When the money ran out and the engine blew Hung my tears out to dry Then my dreams fell out of that clear blue sky And I, I was walkin' the clouds Feelin' so safe and sound Somethin' else knocks me down Well, oh, that's the way it is! You gotta roll with the punches That's the way it goes! You gotta bend when the wind blows You live you learn You crash and burn It's hit or miss. (That's the way) And that's the way it is One fine day you wake up Completely, hoplessly fallin' in love He's just what you're lookin' for The only problem is, that the man's not sure Another guy'll give you everything The only problem is you don't feel a thing Well I know from experience Nothin's ever gonna make perfect sense Oh, one day you get what you want But it's not what you think
Then you get what you need Well, oh, that's the way it is! You gotta roll with the punches That's the way it goes! You gotta bend when the wind blows You live you learn You crash and burn It's hit or miss. (That's the way) And that's the way it is Yeah they say your soul is growin' but Sometimes I feel like throwin' somethin' And that's the way it is You gotta roll with the punches And that's the way it goes You gotta bend when the wind blows That's the way it is You gotta roll with the punches That's the way it goes You gotta bend when the wind blows You live you learn You crash and burn It's hit or miss, Oh And that's the way it is Oh that's the way it is. Yeah That's the way it is That's the way it is You gotta roll with the punches Oh. You gotta bend when the wind blows Oh. That's the way it goes That's the way it is That's the way it goes. Oh, yeah You gotta roll with the punches