That Is Life

Tell me have you ever slept on a bed ridden with fleas
They crawl around your private parts, your stomach and your knees
And in the morning many tiny red spots where they had chosen to bite
They had given you a hard time you had not slept well that night.

Tell me have you ever suffered from a sickening disease
Though from it you recovered very slowly by degrees
Life is not meant to be easy you are entitled for to say
For their gift of life for many there is some price for to pay.

Tell me have you ever been in a bar-room as drunk as drunk can be
And in the space where one was standing two like him you did see
You were suffering from double vision from the affects of too much grog
And you woke up the next morning sicker than an old sick dog.

Tell me has your friend ever told you that the pretty one who lives next door
Told him that you she fancies and your chances you explore
When you ask her on a date she says no way and with sadness you recall
That the one you thought was your friend is not your friend after all.

If these things to you did happen you've an idea what life's about
You know what it feels like to be embarrassed and to be down but not counted out
Been flea bitten, suffered illness, felt lousy after too much booze
That is life as some will tell you and in life you win and lose.