It Is What It Is

[Verse 1]

Traffic’s got me feeling suicidal
It manifests in the most peculiar ways
Listening to Britney down on Avenue 59
Could swear I saw a condor on a burned out power line
Trying to find a story for the title
Working backwards is the order of the day
All at once it hits me right before the off-ramp sign
I shouldn’t be seeing condors above Parallel 45

[Chorus]

It IS what it is
Baby, it IS what it is
On and on and on and on
Old men die
Phoenix rise
On and on and on and on
Gonna keep on LIVING
It IS what it is
Oh baby, it is what it is
On and on and on and on
Old men die
Phoenix rise
On and on and on and on
Gonna keep on LIVING

[Verse 2]

Havoc at the Black Rock amphitheater
It manifests in the most unusual ways
Listening to Jimmy somewhere just off Exit 9
Could swear I saw a vulture on that DO NOT ENTER sign
Trying to bust a paint card for the dealer
Working backwards like I do most every day
All at once it hits me right before the borderline
If I’m seeing vultures it must mean that I’m about to …… (oh shit)

[Chorus]

It IS what it is
Baby, it IS what it is
On and on and on and on
Old men die
Phoenix rise
On and on and on and on
Gonna keep on LIVING
It IS what it is
Oh baby, it is what it is
On and on and on and on
Old men die
Phoenix rise
On and on and on and on
Gonna keep on LIVING

[Outro]

[vocal ad-libs]
Old men die
Phoenix rise
Old men die
Phoenix rise
Old men die
Phoenix rise
Old men die
Phoenix rise