Everybody wants an easy ride on the merry-go-round that we call life
Take a drive on cruise control, then you wake to find it's a winding road
I had my dreams in view when the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry, then my dreams fell out of that clear blue sky
And I, I was walking the clouds, feeling so safe and sound
But something else knocks me down
Well, oh, that's the way it is
You've got to roll with the punches, that's the way it goes
You've got to bend when the wind blows, you'll never learn
You'll crash and burn
It's hit or miss, and that's the way it is
One fine day you wake up completely hopelessly falling in love
It's just what you're looking for
The only problem is that the man's not sure
Another guy'll give you everything
Only problem is you don't feel a thing
Well, I know from experience nothing's ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want
But it's not what you think
Then you get what you need
Well, oh, that's the way it is
You've got to roll with the punches, that's the way it goes
You've got to bend when the wind blows
You'll never learn
You'll crash and burn
It's hit or miss, and that's the way it is
Yeah
They say your soul is growing, but sometimes I feel like throwing something
And that's the way it is, you gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes, you gotta bend with the windows
And that's the way it is, you gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes, you gotta bend with the windows
You live, you learn, you crash and burn, it's every man's
And that's the way it is, you gotta bend with the punches
And that's the way it goes, you gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes, you gotta bend with the windows
And that's the way it is, you gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes, that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes, that's the way it is