Life Has its Little Ups And Downs
By Charlie Rich

I don't know how to tell her

That I didn't get that raise in pay today.
And I know how much she wanted the dress
In Baker's window, and it breaks my heart
To see her have to wait¦
And cancel all her plans she made to celebrate.

But I can count on her to take it
With a smile and not a frown.
She knows that life
Has its little ups and downs,
Like Ponies on a merry-go-round.
And no one plants the grass green every time,
But she don't mind.

She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And it's mine.

The new house plans we've had so long,
I guess will gather dust another year.
And the daffodils are blooming
that she planted way last fall
Upon the hill, and over by the gate.
And Lord knows I hate to say again we'll have to wait.

But you can bet that she'll just take it
With a smile and not a frown.
She knows that life has its little ups and downs,
Like Ponies on a merry-go-round.
And no one plants the grass green every time,
But she don't mind.

She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And I'm so glad that it's mine!

She wears a gold ring on her finger,
And I'm so glad that it's mine!