That's Life lyrics

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Artist: The Temptations
Album: In A Mellow Mood

Lyrics

That's life
Writers dean kay, kelly gordan

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 that tune, when I'm back on top in june. that's life, funny as it seems. some people get their kicks, steppin' on dreams; but I don't let it get me down, 'cause this ol' word keeps getting around. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king. I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing: each 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 just won't buy it. if I didn't think it was worth a try, I'd roll myself up in a big ball and die