Out on the highway the traffic's congested   The streets are infested with people   Feels like I'm stuck in this automobile   Trying to get through the eye of the needle      I'm just wanting to find my place   In a rat race that nobody's winning   I'm just as guilty as anyone   This ain't the way that I ought a be living      Ooh, one of these days I'm gonna listen   Ooh, whoa, life is a teacher and love is a lesson   Yes it is, oh yeah      Haven't we come a long way, baby?   Since the things that they taught us in history   Been all the way to the moon and back   But the heart of the matter's a mystery      We're all headed for a fiery crash   And nobody knows when it's coming   Just look at this helter skelter world   Man, it's no wonder everyone's running      Ooh, one of these days I'm gonna listen   Ooh, whoa, life is a teacher and love is a lesson   Love is a lesson, children      With crime in the street and the cold and the heat   And the pain that the people are feeling   Don't you all think it's time we all stood together   And let love be the healer?      Ohh, love is the lesson, yes it is   Life is a teacher, love is the lesson, yeah   Oh, yes it is      Love is the lesson   Life is a teacher, love is the lesson, yeah   You gotta know love is the lesson      Ooh, love is the lesson   Ooh, love is the lesson   Ooh, love is the lesson   Ooh, love is the lesson