Life's Little Ups And Downs Song Lyrics and Chords
Life's Little Ups And Downs Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Life's Little Ups And Downs
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Margaret A. Rich
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I don't know how to tell her
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I didn't get that raise in pay
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today
And I
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know how much she wanted
That
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dress in Baker's window
And it
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breaks my heart to
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see her have to
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wait
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And cancel
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all the plans she
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made to cele
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brate
I can
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count on her to take it
With a
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smile and not a
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frown
She knows life has its little ups and downs
Like ponies on a merry go round
And no one
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grabs a brass ring every
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time
But she don't
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mind
She wears a
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gold ring on her
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finger
And I'm so glad that it's
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mine
New house plans we've had so long
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guess will gather dust another
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year
And the
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daffodils are blooming
That she
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planted way last fall upon the
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hill
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Over by the
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gate
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Lord knows I
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hate to say
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again we'll have to
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wait
You can
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bet she'll just take it with a
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smile
And not a
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frown
Repeat #2
She wears a
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gold ring on her
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finger
I'm so glad that it's
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mine
FAQ
Who sang the the song Life's Little Ups And Downs?
- The song Life's Little Ups And Downs was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
