What It Is

What if it hasn’t gone the way you planned

Life isn’t as grand as everyone else’s

There go the neighbours in their 4x4

It’s bigger than yours, it’s bigger than Elvis

God knows, that’s the way that it goes

It’s what it is, what it is

Not the way that you want it

Not a song or a sonnet

Not a hope or a wish

Here you are, you are

Not what you wanted to be

Not a dream or a movie

What it is, what it is, what it is

Everybody’s in the back of a limousine and you’re the chauffeur

They’re doing less work, they’re having more fun

Them on Big Brother, they don’t have a clue

It should’ve been you, you should’ve been someone

So what? They would kill for what you’ve got

It’s what it is, what it is

Not the way that you want it

Not a song or a sonnet

Not a hope or a wish

Here you are, you are

Not what you wanted to be

Not a dream or a movie

What it is, what it is, what it is

You should’ve been someone

Big deal, that’s a lie, this is real

It’s what it is, what it is

Not the way that you want it

Not a song or a sonnet

Not a hope or a wish

Here you are, you are

Not what you wanted to be

Not a dream or a movie

What it is, what it is, what it is

And you don’t know what you want

But you do know you ain’t got