Just the Way It Is

Old tired woman

Smiling through your tears of joy (you’re angry but you pray to stay)

Wanting forgiveness

For all you have destroyed (the youthful energy you played)

Don’t you think that we could all agree

It would be unfair to leave this earth so easily

So we pay for our sins as our seconds tick away

Friends gather round you

With some flowers and some dirt (wanting to throw it on your grave)

Some that you did love

And some that you did hurt (with only memories to save)

Everybody waits to hear that final breath

She’ll never settle for or give them something less

She keeps holding on yes as our seconds tick away

I was walking with a friend we were talking

The sun was warm and the birds were singing

We could hear children playing in the distance

With love and life we felt a great gift everywhere

From a baby to a woman or a man

We take this gift and we do the best we can

We work so hard we end rich or poor

Rich or poor

Once we’re old no one needs us anymore

Close your eyes old one

It’s time to go to sleep

Peace and love are waiting

Forever’s very deep

It’s the same thing the world around

We rise on up and we end up down

Lord please have mercy

We do the best we can