Life is a Roller Coaster Ride

These are the lyrics to an original song I sang in the Wheatland Parish yesterday.  It is published here as the result of a request.

Life has its ups and downs

Its smiles and its frowns

It’s hard to hold on through it all

But still you have to try

And keep your head up high

And if you run into a wall

You can come back again

And make another plan

‘Cause anything can happen after all

Life is a roller coaster ride

It takes courage just to try

And we get excited as we rise

But pretty soon we realize

That we are headed for a fall

But after we drop we stand up tall

‘Cause with God’s help we’ll turn the tide

Life is a roller coaster ride

When things are going bad

Try not to be too sad

Things will get better by and by

And when things are going right

And you when every fight

Don’t let yourself get up to high

‘Cause life brings joy and pain

There’s sunshine and there’s rain

Sometimes you will laugh, sometimes you’ll cry

Life is a roller coaster ride

It takes courage just to try

And we get excited as we rise

But pretty soon we realize

That we are headed for a fall

But after we drop we stand up tall

‘Cause with God’s help we’ll turn the tide

Life is a roller coaster ride

So smile whatever comes

No sense in being glum

Nothing’s as bad as it may seem

Life is too short for tears

So put away your fears

Don’t let yourself run out of steam

Don’t worry ‘bout the past

Nothing can ever last

Just be sure to hold on to your dreams

Life is a roller coaster ride

It takes courage just to try

And we get excited as we rise

But pretty soon we realize

That we are headed for a fall

But after we drop we stand up tall

‘Cause with God’s help we’ll turn the tide

Life is a roller coaster ride