(annie roboff/holly lamar)

Everybody wants an easy ride
On the merry-go-round that we call life
Take your drive on cruise control
Then you wait to find out its 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 walkin the clouds
Feelin so safe and sound
Then somethin else knocks me down

Well, oh, thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live you learn
You crash and burn
Its hit or miss
And thats the way it is

One fine day you wake up
Completely, hoplessly fallen in love
Hes just what youre lookin for
The only problem is, that the mans not sure
Another guyll give you everything

The only problem is you dont feel a thing
Well I know from expirence
Nothins ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want
But its not what you think
Then you get what you need

Well, oh, thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live you learn
You crash and burn
Its hit or miss
And thats the way it is

Yeah they say your soul is growin
But sometimes I feel like throwin somethin

Well, oh, thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
Well, thats the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Thats the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live you learn
You crash and burn
Its hit or miss
And thats the way it is