When I was younger
My father told me
These day won't last forever
Drunk on the good times I just laughed

Now that I'm older
cnd he's gone
I hear his words so much better
Wish I could live it once again

The days turn into years
Turn into dreams, turn into fears
They keep on marching like the minutes
To the moment we call here

This is the life
The only one we know
Hold on to it tight
cnd learn to let it go

This is the life
We run until we're old
cnd when we close our eyes
The story will be told
This is the life

Ohhh
cll the good, the bad and the best
You cannot tame its wildness
This is the life 

Ohhh
Wave a banner in the sky
Sing a song all through the night
This is the life

So take the fears and failures
cnd the nights of tears and laugher
Raise a glass until it shatters
Living happy ever after

This is the life
The only one we know
Hold on to it tight
cnd learn to let it go

This is the life
We run until we're old
cnd when we close our eyes
The story will be told
This is the life

Ohhh
cll the good, the bad and the best
You cannot tame its wildness
This is the life

Ohhhh
This one is for real
It ain't no test until
They lay her down to rest
This is the life

Ohhhh
Wave a banner in the sky
Sing a song all through the night
This is the life

Ohhhh
La- da da da da da da
This is the life

Ohhhh
La- da da da da da da
This is the life