"Ain't It Funny" lyrics

She's turning three next Saturday
I can't believe how much she changed
I love her more than anything

I gave her mom that diamond ring

I used to be a wild one
I'd stay out late having too much fun

I spent a few nights in jail
I woke up feeling like hell

I used to have some different plans
Some things that Mama didn't understand

She always wished me well
With Daddy, you could never tell

I did my duty for the States

Some folks out there don't appreciate
The pain we felt over there

I came home and nobody cared

Ain't it funny
The way the world goes 'round?

One day you're up
The next day you're down

Nothing turns to something
And some things turn to nothing
Just like that

And that's a fact

Ain't it funny how the world goes 'round?
Ain't it funny how the world goes 'round?

My older cousin made some mistakes
They found him guilty and they locked him away

In a few years, they'll let him out

A second chance to forget about the old life
He used to live

People change and people forget

A second chance to get his feet on the ground
And turn his whole damn life around

'Cause this life can throw you fastballs
And knock you on your back

But you gotta get up again
'Cause you might not get another chance

And ain't it funny
The way the world goes 'round?

One day you're up
The next day you're down

Nothing turns to something
And some things turn to nothing
Just like that

And that's a fact

Ain't it funny?
Yeah

Ain't it funny
The way the world goes 'round?

One day you're up
The next day you're down

Nothing turns to something
And some things turn to nothing
Just like that

And that's a fact

Ain't it funny how the world goes 'round?
Ain't it funny how the world goes 'round?