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BLUES TRAVELER lyrics : "Ain't That Life"

Sometimes we try to reach the stars
And sometimes we just try
Sometimes we try to live a little

And sometimes we only die
Sometimes we try to hit new heights
And sometimes we hit the ground

Sometimes when we do, it's a silent night
And sometimes, there's a terrible sound


But ain't that life?
Ain't that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray

We can try and make a better day
But when it's over, what's left to say
But ain't that life, anyway?


We wanna teach, we wanna learn
We don't wanna feel alone

We want to say that we're gods on earth
We're really just flesh and bone
We're so damn proud of our intellect

That we try and chase the sun
The war of technology's over
We really don't know who won


But ain't that life?
Ain't that life, anyway?

We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day
But when it's over, what's left to say

But ain't that life, anyway?

Teacher in space, went and died in disgrace

The tv sets saw everybody cry
Take another glance at a good distance
And just a couple of people died

With hope in her eyes, she streaked up through the sky
The wreckage washed up on the beach
I wonder if anybody asked her

"is there anyone up there to teach?"

But ain't that life?

Ain't that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day

But when it's over, what's left to say
But ain't that life, anyway?


Somewhere, someone's laughing
Somewhere, someone cries
Somewhere, someone sees the truth

While someone else tells lies
Somewhere, there's a christian
Who's contemplating zen

Somewhere, there's a pervert
Luring children to his den
Somewhere, a girl rides a skateboard

And hopes to be president
And somewhere an aging actor
Decides to give up lent

A realtor takes up smoking
But cannot find a match
A kid nearly dies in his dad's new car

But worries about the scratch
A newborn kitten freezes
While two young lovers part

And maybe here, some sucker
Could be taking this song to heart


It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful
It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful


Dreams can live long after we're gone
But what's really in a dream?
Sometimes it's the lies in a gambler's eyes

And sometimes, it's a silent scream
Some people die while others are born
And the circle of life goes on
When you get down to it, we're just visitors here
So you can't really do nothing wrong


But ain't that life?
Ain't that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day

But when it's over, what's left to say
But ain't that life, anyway?

When it's over, what's left to say...
But ain't that life, anyway?

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