Willie Nelson - That's Life lyrics

"That's life"
That's what all the 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, back on top in June

I said, that's life
And as fun as it may seem
Some people get a big old kick
Out of stomping on a dream
But I don't let it
I don't let it get me down
'Cause this old world just
Keeps spinning around

I been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king
I been up and down and over and
Out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself lying flat on my face
I just pick myself up and
Get back in the race

'Cause that's life and I can't deny it
I thought of quitting, baby
But my heart just ain't gon' buy it
And if I didn't think it
Was worth a single try
I'd just jump on a big
Bird and then I'd fly

I been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king
I been up and down and over and
Out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself lying flat on my face
I just pick myself up and I
Get back in the race

'Cause that's life and I
Just can't deny it
Many times I thought of cutting out
But my heart just ain't gon' buy it
And if nothing's shaking around
Here come July
I'll just roll myself up in
A big ball and die