This Is Life

If your lonely heart is aching
Think you can't take anymore
You have to cup your hands to keep the light
I will lean across your shoulder
And whisper in your ear that this is life

If you're old enough to face it
You are old enough to fake it
To get what you desire and still ask why
Then I'll tap you on the shoulder
And whisper in your ear that this is life

This is what you struggled for
No reprisals, no resistance, this is life
Can you answer me a question?
Have you lain awake at night?
The blinds undrawn, the ceiling streaked with light?
You feel tired but you can't sleep
Feel so hungry you can't eat, well, this is life

Has your courage seemed to fail you
As you take your chosen path?
You pass a camel through a needle's eye
Caught up in tiny little pieces
And you've learnt the major rule that this is life

This is what you waited for
No rehearsals, no more stalling, this is life
Have it tattooed on the inside of your pink and sleepy eyelids
This is life
This is life

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Grow more foolish than we can ever guess
You feel your nerve ends slowly coiling
And you hope the answer's no, the answer's yes

This is what you struggled for
No reprisals, no resistance, this is life
This is what you waited for
No rehearsals, no more stalling, this is life
If you can't do what you ought
Lead by example, don't get caught
'Cause this is life

Uh, uh, uh, this is life
This is life
This is life
This is life
This is life