Life Is Just a Roller Coaster Ride is a song from Here Comes Garfield. It was sung by Lou Rawls. Music and lyrics were provided by Desiree Goyette and Ed Bogas.
Lyrics[]
- Well, hehe, here we are, behind bars,
- You know it's too late to be talking about we should have,
- Might as well start talking about what we gonna do,
- Well I know what you're thinking,
- Times are tough,
- But you gotta stand tall,
- And you gotta hang tough,
- 'Cause life is just a roller coaster ride,
- But you gotta stay cool inside,
- One day you're up,
- The next day, you're down,
- Today you're a hero,
- Tomorrow, a clown,
- 'Cause life is just a roller coaster ride,
- But you gotta stay cool inside.
- I know what you're thinking,
- But I once knew this guy who found himself in the same situation,
- Now let me tell you how he dealt with it.
- He said:
- "Fellas, Listen, I got a plan.
- Instead of moaning and groaning, let's act like we havin' a party in here, you know what I mean?
- Then the jailer will go tell the judge about it, and judge will say:
- "What? They're enjoying themselves?"
- And then he'll let us go."
- So that's what they did and then they all started singing, and this is how they sounded:
- "We're gonna get back,
- On the right track.
- Gonna cut out the jive,
- And be glad we're alive.
- 'Cause life is just a roller ride,
- But you gotta stay cool inside."
- Well the first part worked out fine.
- The jailer saw them laughin' and partyin',
- And he went, and told the judge.
- So the judge said:
- "Bring them to me."
- So they went to the judge,
- And they stood in the court,
- They were sure that the judge would cut their time short,
- And here is what the judge had to say:
- "Well, since you're having such a good time, why don't you just give me another thirty days?"
- Well you can see from this tale,
- That my friend, he was right,
- The other jailbirds let him know that night,
- Because life is just a roller coaster ride,
- So you gotta stay cool inside.
- One day you're up,
- Thirty days, you're down.