C'est la vie
   This is the Paris you wanted to see
   C'est la vie
   What a pipe dream
   C'est la vie
   That's where exactly you wanted to be.
   C'est la vie
   Ticket to ride to recycle your dreams
   C'est la vie
   So elusive
   C'est la vie
   This is the crossroads you finally reached
   Sidewalk cafe
   All those cliches
   Sidewalk cafe
   Cobblestones
   A bumpy ride uphil.
   (Men) Sidewalk cafe (Women) All Those cliches Sidewalk cafe And the dark All so real
   (Choir) You'll stick around
   How long can you just grin and bear it (Choir) You'll stick around
   For illusions (Choir) You'll stick around
   You got a chance there's someone who cares
   Life may deal a new deck of cards
   No going back now (WP) No, no, no.
   You gotta just gulp it down
   Day by day (WP) Like today.
   C'est la vie
   This is the Paris you wanted to see
   C'est la vie
   What a pipe dream
   C'est la vie
   This is the crossroads you finally reached
   Sidewalk cafe
   All those cliches
   Sidewalk cafe
   Coblestones
   A bumpy ride uphill