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Lucinda Matlock
Don't let no small frustration
Ever bring you down
No no no no
Just take a situation
And turn it all around

With a new attitude everything can change
Make it how you want it to be
Stayin' mad, why do that?
Give yourself a break
Laugh about it and you'll see

Life's what you make it
So let's make it rock
Life's what you make it
So come on come on (everybody now)

Why be sad, broken hearted?
There’s so much to do
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Life is hard or
It's a party
The choice is up to you

With a new attitude everything can change
Make it how you want it to be
Stayin' sad, why do that?
Give yourself a break
I know you wanna party with me

Life's what you make it
So let's make it rock
Life's what you make it
So come on come on

Lets celebrate it
Join in everyone
You decide
'Cause life's...what you make it

Things are looking up
Any time you want
All you gotta do is realize that
It's under your control
So let the good times rock and roll

Ow!
Da da da do it now
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah
OW!
Alright
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah

Life's what you make it
So let's make it rock
(let's make it rock)
Life's what you make it
So come on come on (everybody now)
Let's celebrate it
Join in everyone
You decide
'Cause life's...what you make it
Life is what you make it

This song and the poem relate in many ways. The song is telling the listener not to stress the small stuff and live the life while you have the chance. The song tells us that with a new attitude you can have a better perspective on life. Life is what you make and this is what Lucinda believed. She believed that we should live life to the fullest and enjoy every second of it. You control your life so do what you can to appreciate it. Lucinda talked about losing hope and how being unhappy is a waste of your time. This song proves to us that if you forget about the sad things in life your troubles will go away and you will enjoy life.

Sometimes we fall down, can't get

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