Cover art for Life Is Wonderful by Jason Mraz

Life Is Wonderful

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Jul. 26, 20051 viewer14.8K views

Life Is Wonderful Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg

There is no end to what I'm saying
It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
And t takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

[Chorus]
La la la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la, life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ah la la la la

[Verse 2]
It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn, brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other
And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
And it takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished, yeah
[Chorus]
Ah la la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la, life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la
Life is so... (Life is so)

[Verse 3]
It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain

[Chorus]
Ah la la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la, life goes full circle
Ha la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la, life is meaningful
Ha la la la la la, life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la, life, it is so wonderful

[Outro]
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful

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Genius Annotation

“The world is awesome, and nobody is happy”. A famous comedian recently said these words to show the irony of the progression that the world has taken, while showing the lack of appreciation most people have for it. This song drives home the point that Life is awesome. Amazing. Wonderful.

We complain and think negatively about way too much. By putting what we see as negative and showing its regularity and necessity to what we see is good, Mr. A-Z adds some perspective to your daily experience.

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