My friend Robert Oneman Johnson has a great song called "Song About Life".

She's a rough one,
first, it's there and then it gone.
It's a tough one,
but you've got to keep on keepin' on.
Life's a treat if you don't weaken
and let the bastards beat you down.
She's a rough one,
but she's the only one around.

I've got a secret,
I'm gonna share it here with you.
Have no regrets,
just keep on doin' what you do.
Cause if you're doin' what you want to,
when they finally lower you down,
it might've been a rough one,
but she's the only one around.

Life is short,
it's seldom sweet
and it sometimes makes you sad.
But when it's gone,
you're gonna realize,
it was the only chance you had.

So just enjoy it,
and hope that the others like theirs too.
Don't destroy it,
cause nothing's gained by feelin' blue

If you're laughin' and you're gigglin',
about the way that the world went round.
And if you're doin' what you want to,
when they finally lower you down.
And if you grin while all those bastards,
try their best to beat you down.
It might've been a rough one,
but it's the only one around.
It might've been a tough one,
but she's the only game in town