Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Embracing Life's Transience: A Bowl of Cherries
Lyrics
People are queer, they're always crowing, scrambling and rushing about
Observation that people are peculiar, always boasting, rushing, and busy.
Why don't they stop someday, address themselves this way?
Suggesting people should take time to reflect on life's purpose.
Why are we here? Where are we going? It's time that we found out
Raising existential questions about life's meaning and direction.
We're not here to stay; we're on a short holiday
Highlighting the transient nature of life, viewing it as a short vacation.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Life is metaphorically compared to a bowl of cherries.
Don't take it serious; it's too mysterious
Encouragement not to take life too seriously due to its mysterious nature.
You work, you save, you worry so
Expressing the common concerns of working, saving, and worrying.
But you can't take your dough when you go, go, go
Emphasizing the futility of accumulating wealth as it can't be taken after death.
So keep repeating it's the berries
Encouraging a positive mindset by repeating that life is excellent.
The strongest oak must fall
Highlighting the inevitability of setbacks, using the falling oak as a metaphor.
The sweet things in life, to you were just loaned
Stating that pleasant experiences in life are temporary and borrowed.
So how can you lose what you've never owned?
Rhetorical question challenging the concept of losing what was never possessed.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Reiteration of life as a bowl of cherries, emphasizing its simplicity.
So live and laugh at it all
Encouraging a carefree attitude towards life's challenges.
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Repeating the metaphor of life as a bowl of cherries for emphasis.
Don't take it serious; it's too mysterious
Reiterating the advice not to take life too seriously due to its mysterious nature.
At eight each morning I have got a date
Sharing a personal routine involving a daily plunge around the Empire State.
To take my plunge 'round the Empire State
Highlighting that the routine is not as enjoyable as it may seem.
You'll admit it's not the berries
Referencing the Empire State Building, suggesting life's challenges in a tall structure.
In a building that's so tall
Commenting on the unimpressive nature of the building despite its height.
There's a guy in the show, the girls love to kiss
Describing a character in a show receiving attention for a simple act.
Get thousands a week just for crooning like this
Highlighting the absurdity of earning a high income for simple actions.
Life is just a bowl of, aw, nuts!
Expressing a humorous twist, acknowledging life's unpredictability.
So live and laugh at it all!
Reiterating the advice to live life with laughter, embracing its uncertainties.
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