There was this guy, he was down on his luck
He was truly poverty's child
Well, he had no home and he had no car
And he wore a weary smile
Moved out to L.A., knocked around for a while
But he was goin' nowhere
Then he did this movie and it did really well
Now he's a millionaireYou see life
Is a curious thing, yea
You see life
Ooh life, is a curious thingI know a man who could paint the town red
Had a college degree in fun
Till the doorbell rang and a long lost flame said
"This little boy is your son"
Gave him a suitcase and a bear
And left them in a cloud of dust
Now he's checkin' out schools and drivin' car pools
Learnin' to adjustHe says life
Is a curious thing, yea
You see life
Ooh life, is a curious thingWell I know that it can be demanding
I know that it can be unkind
I don't really understand it
But Lord sure knows I trySee life
Is a curious thing, yea
I said life
Ooh life, is a curious thingLet me tell you 'bout a kid I knew
A pudgy girl back in school
She had greasy hair and geeky glasses
Object of ridicule
The other day in the check out line
They were ringin' up my rice and beans, huh
There she was just a pretty little face
On the cover of a magazineHmm, and I said life
Is a curious thing, yea
I said life
Ooh life, is a curious thingWell I know that it can be demanding
I know that it can be unkind
I don't really understand it
But Lord sure knows I tryJust goes to show that you never know
Just what tomorrow may bring
But I'll tell you this that what it is
Is seldom what it seems'Cause life
Is a curious thing, yea
I said life
Ooh life, is a curious thing
I said life
Is a curious thing
I said life
Ooh, life is a curious thing