That's Life

About That's Life

"That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon and first recorded by Marion Montgomery. The most famous version is by Frank Sinatra, released on his 1966 album of the same name. Sinatra recorded the song after hearing an earlier cover of it by O. C. Smith; the song proved successful and reached the fourth spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Following the success of Sinatra's version, it was subsequently recorded by a number of artists including Aretha Franklin, James Booker, Shirley Bassey, James Brown, Van Morrison, David Lee Roth, Michael Bolton, Michael Bublé, Russell Watson, and Deana Martin and Holt McCallany. Sinatra's version appeared in the 1993 film A Bronx Tale, the 2019 film Joker, and the 2004 video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2, while a cover by Bono was on the soundtrack of The Good Thief (2002). more »

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2006

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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 

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 layin' flat on my face 
I just pick myself up and get back in the race 

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 and die 

My, my

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Michael Bolton

Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He is best known, however, for his series of soft rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s. He is noted for his distinctive tenor/countertenor vocals. more »

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