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Artist: Carole King
Canonical path: /carole-king/ain-t-that-the-way
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Ain't That The Way
Read Ain't That The Way lyrics by Carole King on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Ain't That The Way
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Ain't that the way
Whenever you think you've got it made
Everything changes on you
Ain't that the way
Nothing is stranger than the truth
And how it comes to you
Ain't that the way
In this life we are living
Moment to moment, day by day
And through all our tribulations
We reach out for each other
And if we're lucky, someone cares enough to say
Ain't that the way
Whenever you think you're in control
Everything turns around
Ain't that the way
One day you're flying
Next day you're on the ground
Ain't that the way
So it goes
You never know what's gonna happen
You never know, but something always does
And sometimes in quiet desperation
You realize it's never gonna be the way it was
Ain't that the way
Whenever you think you've got it all
There's a wall in front of you
Ain't that the way
You gotta go through it, it's life
And it's all okay
Ain't that the way
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Carole King performs "Ain't That The Way", and this lyric page sits inside the Carole King catalog on LyroVerse.
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