Pat Fortney - It Is What It Is Lyrics

We work all day until the end of the week
Laboring away in obscurity
Then payday comes and we're shocked to see
Little left after they all take their piece

So hey what is this; this can't be
The tax man came and he picked me clean
Then momma and the kids say they need to eat
It just is what it is

We work out lives away while we are young
Putting money aside for a retirement fund
We toil away chasing down a dream
That we're able to play before we're feable and weak

So hey what is this; what does it mean
We got this all backwards; man this is diseased
But the work must be done while we are young
It just is what it is

To the young at heart everything is fun
But we slave away while we are young
We toil away out of need
It's just the way it is; it's the reality

So hey what is this; this can't be
Wasting away chasing down a dream
By the time we earn it we're too weary
It just is what it is

Life is a crapshoot, yes indeed
Rolling the dice; hoping furiously
That our bodies hold up until we achieve
A life of retirement and sanity

So hey what is this; what does it mean
Wagering away our virility
We take our chances and hopefully
We get to what it is