THIS IS LIFE (MERRY CHRISTMAS) As recorded by The Lumineers feat. Daniel Rodriguez (2021 release) [Intro] [Verse 1] Things can get so bad I know But things could always be worse There’s a blessing tucked inside of each and every curse You could be a selfish fool And somehow not be selfish enough Your glass could be half full But you have already drank way too much [Chorus] This is life this is life Merry Christmas This is life this is life [Verse 2] Oh how humor You burst the bubble of all our hidden pain Oh how humor You clever mother you’re keeping everybody sane Oh how laughter You make us bastards feel some kind of joy Like a golden token We find we’re not broken like some cheap little toy [Chorus] This is life this is life Merry Christmas This is life this is life Merry Christmas [Interlude]         [Verse 3] Time is so fleeting I hope that you’re reading everything in between the lines Life can have meaning If you keep dreaming all the way through the days and the nights I saw you cry a little in the middle of a story you once told You’re a thing of beauty and we’re all rooting for you not to fold [Out-Chorus] This is life this is life Merry Christmas This is life this is life Merry Christmas This is life this is life Merry Christmas This is life this is life Merry Christmas