C'est la vie
This is the Paris
you wanted to see
C'est la vie
What a pipe dream
C'est la vie
That's where exactly
you wanted to be
C'est la vie
Ticket to ride
to recycle your dreams
C'est la vie
So elusive
C'est la vie
This is the crossroads
you finally reached
Sidewalk cafe
All those cliches
Sidewalk cafe
Cobblestones
A bumpy ride uphill
Sidewalk cafe
All those cliches
Sidewalk cafe
And the dark
All so real
You'll stick around
How long can you
just grind and bear it
You'll stick around
For illusions
You'll stick around
You got a chance
there's someone who cares
Life may deal
a new deck of cards
No going back no no no no
You gotta just gulp it down
Day by day
Like today
C'est la vie
This is the Paris
you wanted to see
C'est la vie
What a pipe dream
C'est la vie
This is the crossroads
you finally reached
Sidewalk cafe
All those cliches
Sidewalk cafe
Coblestones
A bumpy ride uphill