C'est la vie This is the Paris you wanted to see C'est la vie What a pipe dream C'est la vie That's where exactly you wanted to be ♪ C'est la vie Ticket to ride to recycle your dreams C'est la vie So elusive C'est la vie This is the crossroads you finally reached Sidewalk cafe All those cliches Sidewalk cafe Cobblestones A bumpy ride uphil ♪ (Sidewalk cafe) (All Those cliches) Sidewalk cafe And the dark All so real (You'll stick around) How long can you just grin and bear it (You'll stick around) For illusions (You'll stick around) You got a chance there's someone who cares Life may deal a new deck of cards No going back now, no no You gotta just gulp it down Day by day Like today ♪ C'est la vie This is the Paris you wanted to see C'est la vie What a pipe dream C'est la vie This is the crossroads you finally reached Sidewalk cafe All those cliches Sidewalk cafe Coblestones A bumpy ride uphill