What It Is

I've been living in the street
And I still can't afford the rent
Falling off my feet
On a bed made of cement.
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is

I've been falling off the ladder
Only halfway to the top.
Can you tell me what's the matter?
Can you make this nightmare stop?
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is

You know that I've been here before
It happens now and then
But it's hard to keep me down
I bounce right back again

I've been handled and mishandled
My life's flashed before my eyes
Snuffed up like a candle,
But the passion never dies
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is

You know that I've been here before
This ain't nothing new
But it's hard to keep me down
No matter what they say or do

Now the light was getting dimmer
And I was on my knees
But I thought I saw a glimmer
New possibilities
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is

I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is
I don't know what it is, but it is what it is
I don't know what it is, but it is