That's life   That's what the people say   You're riding high in April   Shot down in May   I know I've got to change my tune   When I get back up on top in June      That's life   Funny as it may seem   Some people get their kicks from stepping on a dream   I don't let it get me down   This big old world keeps spinning round      Chorus   I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king   I've been up, down, over and out   And I know one thing   Every time I find myself flat on my face   I pick myself up and get back in the race      That's life   I can't deny it   I thought of quitting but my heart wouldn't buy it   If I don't think it's worth a try   I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die      Chorus      Last verse      Bye bye   Bye bye