Down on the midway The sideshow barkers say "Step right up, y'all, I got a game you can't lose" There's a sucker born every minute Long as the wheel keep on spinnin' And one day, the hand of fate gonna land right on you 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" And when everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Like the red ball in a game of cups That moves every time you lift one up Lookin' for love, you chose the wrong one again They'll fool you once, fool you twice You rolled a fool's pair of dice And what you thought was gold is just an old piece of tin 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" When everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Just like a funhouse mirror In a blur goes one more year And time is one thing your money can't buy So take your place in the freak show Let go of things beyond your control And enjoy the view from that big wheel in the sky 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" And when everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Yeah, we've all got our tickets to the life-ain't-fair 'Cause there's something for everyone at the life-ain't-fair

Life ain't fair, everybody knows it Good guys don't always win It is what it is, you can't control it That's how it's always been But you ain't gonna hear me complaining 'Cause if I got what I had coming If I got what I deserved I guarantee that I'd have nothing Close to good as you for sure Either finding you was lucky Or my mama's answered prayers A guy like me, girl like you I thank God life ain't fair Life ain't fair, if you don't believe it Take a long hard look around Ain't always a rhyme, ain't always a reason For the way some things turn out But you ain't gonna see me trying to change it 'Cause if I got what I had coming If I got what I deserved I guarantee that I'd have nothing Close to good as you for sure Either finding you was lucky Or my mama's answered prayers A guy like me, a girl like you I thank God life ain't fair No life ain't fair, it don't make sense But in my case that's for the best 'Cause if I got what I had coming If I got what I deserved I guarantee that I'd have nothing Close to good as you for sure Either finding you was lucky Or my mama's answered prayers A guy like me, girl like you I thank God life ain't fair A guy like me, girl like you I thank God life ain't fair Oh, life ain't fair I thank God life ain't fair