"The Life" lyrics

When I was younger
My father told me these days won't last forever
Drunk on the good times I just left
Now that I'm older
And he's gonna hear his words so much better
Wish I could live it once again
But days turn into years, turn into dreams, turn into fears
They keep on marching like the minutes to the moment we call here

This is the life, the only one we know
Hold on to it tight and learn to let it go
This is the life, we run until we're old
And when we close our eyes, the story will be told
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
All the good, the bad, the best, you cannot tame its wildness
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Wave your banner in the sky, sing a song into the night
This is the life

So take the fears and failures
And the nights of tears and laughter
As the glass on TV shatters
Every happy ever after

This is the life, the only one we know
Hold on to it tight and learn to let it go
This is the life, we run until we're old
And when we close our eyes, the story will be told
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
All the good, the bad, the best, you cannot tame its wildness
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
This one's for real, it ain't no test until they lay it down to rest
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Wave your banner in the sky and sing these songs into the night
This is the life
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
La-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da
This is the life
Bum-ba-da-da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da
This is the life