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It Is What It Is Lyrics by Nick Santino

Big Skies

2014

[Verse 1]
I used to be an astronaut when I was just a boy
I fell in love with floatin' through the stars
My mother told me, "Son, just aim your arrow at the moon
And always follow it when things get hard."
[Verse 2]
I used to ride the box cars when the circus came to town
And I'd tame a couple lions just for fun
And then a fella told me, "Son, it's good to do what you enjoy
As long as you just enjoy doing what you love."
[Chorus]
'Cause it's a long road back to that place I know
It's the only place that I can call my home
So if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go
Then the shorter I will wander down this road
[Verse 3]
I used to be an outlaw robbin' banks in the Old West
With a holster and a gun I fought the law
Then a lady in a bar said, "Money cannot love you back
And if you think it makes you happy, then you're wrong."
[Chorus]
'Cause it's a long road back to that place I know
It's the only place that I can call my home
So if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go
Then the shorter I will wander down this road
[Bridge]
The truth is I'm a boy just tryin' to become a man
And I'm not sure what I've got ahead of this
But I'm thankful for the hand this life has dealt in front of me
And what happens next, well it is what it is
[Chorus]
Cause it's a long road back to that place I know
It's the only place that I can call my home
So if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go
Then the shorter I will wander down this road
And if I pick up all the pieces I leave before I go
Then the shorter I will wander down this road
Credits
Nick Santino

Nick Santino

About “It Is What It Is” by Nick Santino

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"It Is What It Is" appears on "Big Skies" in 2014.

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