Keep me down
 I'll do whatever you say
 I'll just remember that old clicha

 ?That's life,? you better believe it

 That's what the 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 on top, back on top in June
 (Now don't you worry)

 That's life
 (That's life)
 Oh, it's funny as it seems
 (Go ahead enjoy it)
 Some people get their kicks steppin' on dreams
 But I don't let it get me down
 (Tell us why you said it)
 'Cause this ol' world keeps right on going around

 I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
 pawn and a king
 I've been up, down and over and under
 And I know one thing
 Each time I find myself flat on my face
 I just pick myself up and get back in the race

 That's life
 (That's life, you gotta believe it)
 And I can't deny it, yes I thought of quitting
 But you know my heart, my little heart just won't buy it
 But if I didn't think it was worth a try
 I'd just roll myself up in a big ball and die

 I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
 pawn and a king
 I've been up, down, over and under
 And I know one thing
 Each time I find myself flat on my face
 I just pick myself up and get back in the race

 That's life
 (That's life)
 Oh and I can't deny it, yes I thought of quitting
 But I tell you my heart it just won't buy it
 But if I didn't think it was worth a try
 (What would you do?)
 I'd just roll myself up in a great big ball and die

 Keep me down
 I'll do whatever you say
 (Great big ball and die)
 You've heard my story
 That's life