If
your lonely heart is aching
Think you can't take anymore You have
to cup your hands to keep the light
I will lean across your shoulder And
whisper in your ear that this is life
If you're old enough to face it You are old enough to fake it
To get what you desire and still ask
why Then I'll tap you on the shoulder
And whisper in your ear that this is life
This is what you struggle for
No reprisals, no resistance, this is life
Can you answer me a question Of you laying awake at night
The blinds on drawn ceiling streaked with light
You feel tired but you can't sleep Feel so hungry you can't eat
Well, this is life
As your courage seemed to fail you As you take your chosen path
You pass a camel through a needle's eye
Cut up in tiny little pieces
And you've learnt the major rule that this is life
This is what you've waited for No rehearsals,
no more stalling,
this is
life
Have it tattooed on the inside of your pink
And sleepy eyelids, this is life
This is life
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Grow more foolish than we can ever guess
You feel your nerve end slowly coiling
And you hope the answers know the answers, yes
This is what you struggle for No reprisals,
no resistance,
this is life
This is what you've waited for No rehearsals,
no more stalling,
this is life
If you can't do what you ought Lead by example,
don't get caught
Cause this is life
This is life
This is life
This is life