Life is like a movie
You never know who you will be
You act out your scene
You play your role
And watch the plot start to unfold

Every morning when you get up
You pick out your costume
Put on your face
Take your place on the stage
Among the lights and stars

It's not like watching TV
You can't channel surf
Your way out of these lines
You might be a villain
Or you might find
Yourself in a castle doing time
A hero of the unforgotten kind

But every night when you lay down
You count your blessings out loud
And ask the writer of the script
For, just a little bit more

There are directors, producers and things
Cameramen to record the scenes
But you will never find a censored clip
Because the cutting room floor does not exist

Well it's a pretty good film
We rehearse our lines
And practice our lead-ins
But it always seems
The leading lady leaves you waiting
Waning in the halls

But every night when you lay down
You count your blessings out loud
And ask the writer of the script
For, just a little bit more

It's not like watching TV
You can't channel surf
Your way out of these lines
You might be a villain
Or you might find
Yourself in a castle doing time
A hero of the unforgotten kind

But every night when you lay down
You count your blessings out loud
And ask the writer of the script
For, just a little bit more

Well it's all real, it's all right
It's just a movie called life
It's just a movie called life
It's just a movie called life
It's just a movie