Life's Little Ups and Downs

I don't know how to tell her

I didn't get that raise in pay today

And I know how much she wanted

The dress in Baker's window

And it breaks my heart to see her have to wait

Cancel all the plans she made to celebrate

I can count on her to take it with a smile

And not a frown, she knows that

Life has its little ups and downs

Like ponies on a merry go round

And no one grabs the brass ring every time

But she don't mind

She wears a gold ring on her finger

And I'm so glad that it's mine

The new house plans we've had so long

I guess, will gather dust another year

And the daffodils are bloomin'

That she planted way last fall upon the hill

Over by the gate

Lord knows, I hate to say again, we'll have to wait

But you can bet that she'll just take it with a smile

And not a frown, she knows that

Life has its little ups and downs

Like ponies on a merry go round

And no one grabs the brass ring every time

But she don't mind

She wears a gold ring on her finger

And I'm so glad that it's mine

She wears a gold ring on her finger

And I'm so glad that it's mine