is what it is
m. morello
c. 2005, new view music

lookin' in the ocean
he sees truth
and the circular dreams
reflection of perfection
and what it all means
gettin' philisophical over a cold one
gettin' awfully sad over an old one
that's when i told him

it's always gonna be
one thing or another
everyone's in it
day in, day out
forgettin' to put one foot
in front of the other
no one ever called it easy
to give and forgive
when another dawn comes around
you gotta' wake up and live

she's recallin' hangin' out
waves reachin' up
on her sand
bonfire fiction
lucky strike in her hand
shiverin' from it gettin colder
everybody thinkin' their a soldier
that's when i told her

it's always gonna be
one thing or another
everyone's in it
day in, day out
forgettin' to put one foot
in front of the other
no one ever called it easy
to give and forgive
when another dawn comes around
you gotta' wake up and live

up and out
and smile without
a reason
just because you're up
walkin' around
and man is not bound
by what other people say
or where they stand today
well, they will hang you out
well, they will sell you out
and be fine without you
so say what you wanna' say
and do it your own way
'cause it is what it is
it is what it is

it's always gonna be
one thing or another
everyone's in it
day in, day out
forgettin' to put one foot
in front of the other
no one ever called it easy
to give and forgive
when another dawn comes around
you gotta' wake up and live