"It Is What It Is" lyrics

He pulls the weeds and he dusts the stones
Six feet above the bones
He greets the wandering souls
Of those who are headed home
He's seen 'em all come and go
Every widow with a rose
Every long black Cadillac driving slow
Yeah, he knows

It is what it is until it's over
You can't escape your fate
But when you go to meet your maker
May you have something to say
'Cause all that glitters isn't gold
You can't take it with you when you go, oh
Everybody is just somebody that somebody used to know

He mows the grass that covers the past
Thinks about that a lot
Between the dates on every stone
Yeah, it's just a matter of time
Trees grow up, get cut down
Become boxes in the ground
Whatever's left he's found
You better make it count

It is what it is until it's over
You can't escape your fate
But when you go to meet your maker
May you have something to say
'Cause all that glitters isn't gold
You can't take it with you when you go, oh
Everybody is just somebody that somebody used to know

It is what it is until it's over
You can't escape your fate
But when you go to meet your maker
May you have something to say
'Cause all that glitters isn't gold
You can't take it with you when you go, oh
Everybody is just somebody that somebody used to know, oh
Everybody is just somebody that somebody used to know, mmm