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Life's Funny That Way - That's How It Is - Holworks Music 2026 all rights reserved Holworks Music

The song tells the story of a person navigating modern struggles—economic pressures, faded relationships, societal division, and unanswered questions—while choosing resilience, gratitude, and faith that life’s unexpected turns ultimately lead somewhere better.It’s a first-person reflection on how plans and expectations get upended. The narrator worked hard chasing the “American dream,” saved carefully, yet still can’t afford a home as living costs soar. Friendships that once seemed solid fade, political or leadership promises evaporate, and romantic love arrives then departs when times get hard. Everyday realities hit too: prices climbing, division in the streets, and kids asking tough questions the parent struggles to answer. Still, the speaker tucks the kids in and holds onto hope.The chorus frames the core idea: life is “funny that way.” It sends you left when you were sure of the right path, breaks carefully made plans, yet somehow supplies “better light.” The response isn’t bitterness but persistence—“I keep showing up with an open heart,” trusting there’s purpose even in the hardest parts.Later verses lean into acceptance and spiritual perspective. The detours and broken roads become places where grace shows up and where the person is turned around for the better. There’s no claim of having all the answers; instead the singer learns to smile, give thanks for the journey, loosen the grip on control, and “dance along the way.” Gratitude focuses on what remains rather than what’s lost, and the closing lines address “Lord,” grounding the outlook in faith.Overall, it’s a story of disillusionment meeting hard-won optimism: the American-dream grind and personal/societal disappointments are real, but the narrator refuses to shut down. By staying open-hearted and reframing setbacks as part of a larger (possibly guided) path, the song lands on quiet thankfulness and the willingness to keep moving. The repeated “life’s funny that way” becomes both wry acknowledgment of i

Life's Funny That Way Worked my whole life chasing that American dream Now the cost of living’s bursting at the seam Saved every penny, still can’t buy a home Funny how the future feels so far from home Friends I counted on have faded out of sight Promises from leaders disappear at night Love showed up then left when times got tough Still I wake up grateful for the love I’ve got Every time I think I’ve got it figured out Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way Turns you left when you were sure you’d go right Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way Breaks your plans then gives you better light I keep showing up with an open heart Trusting there’s a reason in the hardest part Life’s funny that way… yeah, life’s funny that way Prices rising faster than the morning sun Division in the streets, but we’re still one Kids ask questions that I struggle to explain Still I tuck them in and pray we’ll be okay Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way Turns you left when you were sure you’d go right Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way Breaks your plans then gives you better light I keep showing up with an open heart Trusting there’s a reason in the hardest part Life’s funny that way… yeah, life’s funny that way Maybe all these detours are the places grace is found Maybe every broken road is turning me around I don’t have the answers, but I’ve learned to smile and say Thank You for the journey… life’s funny that way Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way The harder that I hold, the more I have to sway Life’s funny that way, life’s funny that way I’m learning how to dance along the way I keep showing up with all I got Thankful for the blessings that I haven’t lost Life’s funny that way… Lord, life’s funny that way Life’s funny that way… yeah, life’s funny that way -Mark S. Holman x