When I was a boy, all pissin' vinegar Life spoke of simple things A stick or a stone, an old football A shoe laced up with string In a second-hand-world of joy With your own ones through the noise In a wee house filled with kith & kin How we would laugh, how we would sing That's the way life should be Wae yer family That's the way life should be Here we are now in the days of our lives Three steps ahead of go Forgetting how to take a moment To breathe the air of slow I don't call you 'cause you don't have time It's a hill that we still have to climb But if we believe in our heart of hearts When love comes first, we'll you're sure to find That's the way life should be Wae yer family That's the way life should be Wae yer family Oh, that's the way life should be Oh, wae yer family That's the way life should be Wae yer family We are the ones who make the climb We are the ones who live to shine We are the ones who walk in shadows Of those who came before And now we share this love and moment Let's raise a glass to those we love So here's to you and yours and my mad mob For they are mine and all that I have got That's the way life should be Wae yer family That's the way life should be Wae yer family Oh, that's the way life should be Oh, wae yer family That's the way life should be Wae yer family