That’s Life (Live at the Apollo Theater, 1967) James Brown & The Famous Flames

It's getting late in the evening
I can't get right
I guess I did the Boogaloo and escaped
And the Funky Broadway too much last night
Yeah, I feel it, too
But I want you to know, it ain't no sin
'Cause I'm right here to do it all over again

But that's life, is what the people say
You're riding high in April
Shot down in May
But I guess I, I gotta change that tune
When I'm back on top, on top in June

That's life, as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks
From stompin' on a dream
But I never, I never let it get me down
As sure as this big ol' world keeps spinning around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate
A poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up, down, over and out
But I know one thing:
Every time I feel that I'm gonna fall flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get back in the race