An inspiring story about making life want you want it to be...

Intro:

Let’s go

Yeah

Feeling good about it

We’re jamming now

Verse 1

 When I was just a boy daddy said daddy said “life is what to make it”

 And now I’m older and I know it’s true - cause I Did yes I Did - I had to learn from old school

 You see you can’t climb the ladder of success - with your hands in your pockets in your pockets in your pockets with your hands in your pockets – no way – no sir

 You can’t climb the ladder can’t can’t climb the ladder of success - with your hands in your pockets - no sir - no sir

Yeah let me tell you ‘bout it

Verse 2

 So I got me a car - yes I did and I thought it make me go far - ‘till I fixed it

 It made me mad ‘cuz It ran real bad so I seeked out to help from my grandad.

 He said it was my carburetor carburetor carburetor yes he said it was my carburetor

 Yeah I said he said it was my carburetor carburetor I said

 No no no no no no Granddad it can’t be the carburetor I just rebuilt it

 It must be the spark plugs. And then the wires. Perhaps it’s the distributor.

 No it still runs bad bad

He said it was your carburetor carburetor carburetor

He said it was your carburetor

Yes he did

He said it was your carburetor carburetor

 Oh man I – used to run good. Until I fixed it

 Now it don’t run at all – Don’t run at all

 I spent all of my money – I spent all my money

Chorus 1

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it - my daddy said.

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

I didn’t make my life so good that day.

Verse 3

 So I asked Grandad again he simply said

 Right before he hit me in the head

 With the same screwdriver that tuned the carburetor

 He tuned the carburetor carburetor carburetor

 He tuned the carburetor then hit me in the head and said

 “It’s like tuning a guitar, you could have save all your money if you would listen to experience!”

Chorus 2

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it - my daddy said.

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

He’ll never know how many things he taught me that day.

Ya see you can’t plant lemon seeds and expect to grow oranges. Ha HA   hah ahhh

Verse 4

 I learned that input determines output

 Daddy said daddy said I’d always be successful

 As I grew up I proved him right

 I learned so many tricks – there’s nothing that I can’t fix

 I told and alcoholic friend the other day – he said…

 Son (cough cough) I I think your right – My my daddy always said I’d be a drunk (laughs, laughs more, laughs more) Whooo

[Guitar Lead]

Chorus 3

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it - my daddy said.

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it, how you gonna make yours?

[Piano Lead]

Verse 5

 You see the hardest thing that anyone can do is take a real look at yourself and see what you can do.

 We always want to blame somebody else.

 But let the truth be known – well I can only control myself

And that means from now on, whenever I have a problem, I want to know what I could have done different - to not have that problem.

Chorus 4

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it - my daddy said.

Life is what you make it, what you make it, what you make it

Life is what you make it, how you gonna make yours?

Hey dude can I have my girlfriend back? – Yeah right! NOT!

But officer – let me explain.

I thought that sign was only for small cars I got a 4 wheel drive!

But you said I could have one more chance. – Yeah three chances ago!

But officer I thought insurance was just for kids!

Why didn’t you tell me I had to check the oil?!

Take a ride through the star system on the Star System Express!

What You Make It