What It Is

The flame on a cigarette
 Burns through each regret
 But it still has time
 To set the world on fire
 Losing a loved one hurts
 Can't put it into words
 You'd trade a thousand years
 For one more day to have them here
 Freefall, you lose your breath
 Bucket list gets another check
 You can't ever stop
 The seconds on the clock
 Even the stars fade
 Gotta hold on to every day
 You never know when it'll be your last
 It goes so fast
 Everything comes to an end
 Gotta roll with what you get
 And there's no changing it
 That's just the way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 The leaves on a redwood tree
 Take flight inside a breeze
 And they drift away
 To find a resting place
 The frames on a well-built house
 Eventually give out
 Nothing lasts forever
 Even when you're holding on
 Leaving your younger days
 Trading years for another age
 But you learn a lot
 The longer that you walk
 Last chorus of a song
 Another minute 'til it's gone
 That first time feeling hearing it
 Only happens once
 Everything comes to an end
 Gotta roll with what you get
 And there's no changing it
 That's just the way it is
 It is what it is
 It's not what it's not
 Everything's gonna come to an end
 It's just the way it is
 It is what it is
 It's not what it's not
 Everything's gonna come to an end
 It's just the way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 (The way it is) The way it is
 It is what it is
 It's not what it's not
 Everything's gonna come to an end
 It's just the way it is
 It is what it is
 It's not what it's not
 Everything's gonna come to an end
 It's just the way it is