Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Embrace Life's Sweetness: A Journey Through the Meaning of 'Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries'
Lyrics
People are queer, they're always crowing, scrambling and rushing about
People are unpredictable, always boasting and rushing around.
Why don't they stop someday, address themselves this way?
Suggesting people should take a moment to reflect on their purpose.
Why are we here? Where are we going? It's time that we found out
Questioning the meaning of life and the destination of our journey.
We're not here to stay, we're on a short holiday
Emphasizing the temporary nature of life, a brief vacation.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Life is compared to a bowl of cherries, symbolizing its simplicity.
Don't take it serious, it's too mysterious
Advising not to take life too seriously as it is full of mysteries.
You work, you save, you worry so
Despite working, saving, and worrying, material wealth cannot be taken after death.
But you can't take your dough when you go, go, go
Highlighting the impermanence of material possessions.
So keep repeating it's the berries
Suggesting to consistently view life positively as "the berries."
The strongest oak must fall
Even the strongest individuals will face challenges and fall.
The sweet things in life, to you were just loaned
Emphasizing that enjoyable things in life are only temporarily granted.
So how can you lose what you've never owned?
Rhetorical question on how one can lose something never possessed.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Reiterating that life is akin to a bowl of cherries.
So live and laugh at it all
Encouraging to live and laugh in the face of life's uncertainties.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Repeating the analogy of life being a bowl of cherries.
Don't take it serious, it's too mysterious
Reiterating the advice not to take life too seriously.
At eight each morning I have got a date
Describing a personal routine involving a morning activity.
To take my plunge 'round the Empire State
Engaging in a light-hearted activity, possibly swimming.
You'll admit it's not the berries
Recognizing that the routine may not be perfect or ideal.
In a building that's so tall
Commenting on the challenges of life represented by a tall building.
There's a guy in the show, the girls love to kiss
Describing a character in a show who is popular with the opposite sex.
Get thousands a week just for crooning like this
Highlighting the financial success of someone who sings like the narrator.
Life is just a bowl of, aw, nuts!
Expressing a humorous twist, acknowledging the unpredictability of life.
So live and laugh at it all!
Reiterating the advice to live and laugh in the face of life's uncertainties.
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