LIFE'S LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS
(Margaret Ann Rich)


Charlie Rich - 1969
Ricky Van Shelton - 1995


Also recorded by: 
Tompall Glaser; Jerry Lee Lewis; The Hacienda Brothers.






I don't know how to tell her 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 the 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 it's little ups and downs
Like ponies on a merry-go-round
And no one grabs the brass ring everytime 
But she don't mind
She wears a gold ring on her finger
And I'm so glad that it's mine


The new house plans we've had so long
I guess will gather dust another year
And the daffodils are bloomin' that she planted way last fall
Up on the hill, over by the gate
Lord knows I hate to say again, we'll have to wait
But you can bet she'll just take it with a smile and not a frown


She knows that life has it's little ups and downs
Like ponies on a merry-go-round
And no one grabs the brass ring everytime
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






(Contributed by Mel - March 2008)