There was this guy, he was down on his luck He was truly poverty's child Well, he had no home and he had no car And he wore a weary smile Moved out to L.A., knocked around for a while But he was goin' nowhere Then he did this movie and it did really well Now he's a millionaire You see life Is a curious thing, yea You see life Ooh life, is a curious thing I know a man who could paint the town red Had a college degree in fun Till the doorbell rang and a long lost flame said"This little boy is your son" Gave him a suitcase and a bear And left them in a cloud of dust Now he's checkin' out schools and drivin' car pools Learnin' to adjust He says life Is a curious thing, yea You see life Ooh life, is a curious thing Well I know that it can be demanding I know that it can be unkind I don't really understand it But Lord sure knows I trySee life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing Let me tell you 'bout a kid I knewA pudgy girl back in school She had greasy hair and geeky glasses Object of ridicule The other day in the check out line They were ringin' up my rice and beans, huh There she was just a pretty little face On the cover of a magazine Hmm, and I said life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing Well I know that it can be demanding I know that it can be unkind I don't really understand it But Lord sure knows I tryJust goes to show that you never know Just what tomorrow may bring But I'll tell you this that what it is Is seldom what it seems' Cause life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing I said life Is a curious thing I said life Ooh, life is a curious thing
There was this guy, he was down on his luck He was truly poverty's child Well, he had no home and he had no car And he wore a weary smile Moved out to L.A., knocked around for a while But he was goin' nowhere Then he did this movie and it did really well Now he's a millionaire You see life Is a curious thing, yea You see life Ooh life, is a curious thing I know a man who could paint the town red Had a college degree in fun Till the doorbell rang and a long lost flame said"This little boy is your son" Gave him a suitcase and a bear And left them in a cloud of dust Now he's checkin' out schools and drivin' car pools Learnin' to adjust He says life Is a curious thing, yea You see life Ooh life, is a curious thing Well I know that it can be demanding I know that it can be unkind I don't really understand it But Lord sure knows I trySee life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing Let me tell you 'bout a kid I knewA pudgy girl back in school She had greasy hair and geeky glasses Object of ridicule The other day in the check out line They were ringin' up my rice and beans, huh There she was just a pretty little face On the cover of a magazine Hmm, and I said life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing Well I know that it can be demanding I know that it can be unkind I don't really understand it But Lord sure knows I tryJust goes to show that you never know Just what tomorrow may bring But I'll tell you this that what it is Is seldom what it seems' Cause life Is a curious thing, yea I said life Ooh life, is a curious thing I said life Is a curious thing I said life Ooh, life is a curious thing
