Sunday, October 5, 2008

The Ups and Downs of Life...


Today saw this white man traverse the mountain tops and the valleys all in a single day. It started as a greatly significant and meaningful day in church today with my ordaination as a full pastor. Yet it ended in shock as the Melbourne Storm got smashed 40-0 by Manly in the NRL grand final. I guess that's God's way of keeping this white man humble! Anyway it reminded me of that old Frank Sinatra classic "That's Life..." And so it is...

"That's life (that's life), that's what all the people say
You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June

I said that's life (that's life), and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), I tell you I can't deny it
I thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

That's life (that's life), that's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball a-and die..."

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