Music: john popper   Lyrics: john popper/rich vink      Sometimes we try to reach the stars   And sometimes we just try   Sometimes we try to live a little   And sometimes we only die   Sometimes we try to hit new heights   And sometimes we hit the ground   Sometimes when we do, it's a silent night   And sometimes, there's a terrible sound      But ain't that life?    Ain't that life, anyway?    We can hope and we can pray   We can try and make a better day   But when it's over, what's left to say   But ain't that life, anyway?       We wanna teach, we wanna learn   We don't wanna feel alone   We want to say that we're gods on earth   We're really just flesh and bone   We're so damn proud of our intellect   That we try and chase the sun   The war of technology's over   We really don't know who won      But ain't that life?    Ain't that life, anyway?    We can hope and we can pray   We can try and make a better day   But when it's over, what's left to say   But ain't that life, anyway?       Teacher in space, went and died in disgrace   The tv sets saw everybody cry   Take another glance at a good distance   And just a couple of people died   With hope in her eyes, she streaked up through the sky   The wreckage washed up on the beach   I wonder if anybody asked her   "is there anyone up there to teach? "      But ain't that life?    Ain't that life, anyway?    We can hope and we can pray   We can try and make a better day   But when it's over, what's left to say   But ain't that life, anyway?       Somewhere, someone's laughing   Somewhere, someone cries   Somewhere, someone sees the truth   While someone else tells lies   Somewhere, there's a christian   Who's contemplating zen   Somewhere, there's a pervert   Luring children to his den   Somewhere, a girl rides a skateboard   And hopes to be president   And somewhere an aging actor   Decides to give up lent   A realtor takes up smoking   But cannot find a match   A kid nearly dies in his dad's new car   But worries about the scratch   A newborn kitten freezes   While two young lovers part   And maybe here, some sucker   Could be taking this song to heart      It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful   It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful      Dreams can live long after we're gone   But what's really in a dream?    Sometimes it's the lies in a gambler's eyes   And sometimes, it's a silent scream   Some people die while others are born   And the circle of life goes on   When you get down to it, we're just visitors here   So you can't really do nothing wrong      But ain't that life?    Ain't that life, anyway?    We can hope and we can pray   We can try and make a better day   But when it's over, what's left to say   But ain't that life, anyway?       When it's over, what's left to say...   But ain't that life, anyway?