My dad tried to tell me, Like his dad tried to tell him So I wouldnt make the same mistakes that they did But young ears dont listen Its the human condition So the same lessons learned again and again Seems no amount of preachin can save us from stupid Yeah the hard road to wisdom finds Its way through it... yeah Were gonna hit some walls Were gonna need some luck Some doors will open, hearts will get broken You can play it safe or you can risk it all Sometimes we nail it, sometimes we blow it It aint always pretty, but its life as we know it Some things we bring all on ourselves No blame to pass onto anybody else And lightning can strike with no cloud in the sky And the innocent deal with the hand that their dealt Lifes not black and white not all right or wrong Its beautiful and tragic You blink and its gone Were gonna hit some walls Were gonna need some luck Some doors will open, hearts will get broken You can play it safe or you can risk it all Sometimes we nail it, sometimes we blow it It aint always pretty, but its life as we know it Its life as we know it Were gonna hit some walls Were gonna need some luck Some doors will open, hearts will get broken You can play it safe or you can risk it all Sometimes we nail it, sometimes we blow it It aint always pretty, but its life as we know it Ahhhhhh yeah... Its life as we know it.