John's in love with Joan,
Joan's in love with Jim,
oh yeah,
Jim's in love with someone
who's not in love with him.
What was meant to be must be,
c 'est la vie, c 'est la vie.
You know life's a funny thing
when it comes to love,
well, you don't always
conquer the
The one that you are dreaming of,
as they say in old Paris,
C 'est la vie, c 'est la vie.
Those who fall in love agree,
It's the unsolved mystery
Well, if your big romance
cannot be
You'll find someone new, Cherie
There goes a happy Joe,
what a lucky guy
Well he just found his sweetheart,
but no one's gonna cry
Though he stole her love from me,
Said love me,
said love me.
Those who fall in love agree
It is the un
solved mys tery
Well, if your big romance cannot be,
You'll find someone new,
Cherie.
There goes Happy Joe,
what a lucky guy,
He just found him a sweetheart.
Yes, and nobody's gonna cry
Though he stole her love from me
C 'est la vie,
c 'est la vie