Ain't That Life Lyrics - Blues Traveler

Music: john popper 

Lyrics: john popper/rich vink 

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?