the *only* problem

    I'm at work, looking at my first full week (with any luck) in about a month. There is an absolutely obnoxious amount of work here for me. I cannot even express how behind I am. I'm listening to the Cat's second mix, which is just terribly chipper (the current song is Nelson, for God's sake!) My sweater is itchy, my bracelet is pokey, my tea is cooling too quickly, my shoes are tight (with these socks, chosen because my feet were cold when I got out of bed). It's going to be a long day. And if that were my only problem....

Everybody wants an easy ride on the merry-go-round that we call life
Take a drive on cruise control, then you wake to find it's a winding road
I had my dreams in view when the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry, then my dreams fell out of the clear blue sky
And I--I was walking in the clouds, feeling so safe and sound
'Til something else knocks me down

Oh, and that's the way it is
You got to roll with the punches
Oh, and that's the way it goes
You've got to bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is
One fine day you wake up,
Completely, hopelessly fallen in love
He's just what you're looking for
The only problem is that the man's not sure
Another guy will give you everything
The only problem is you don't feel a thing
Well, I know from experience, nothing's ever going to make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want, but it's not what you think, then you get what you need

Oh, and that's the way it is
You've got to roll with the punches
Oh, and that's the way it goes
You've got to bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is

Yeah
They say your soul is growing
But sometimes I feel like throwing...something
And that's they way it is
You've got to roll with the punches
And that's they way it goes
You've got to bend when the wind blows
- - -
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is

[JoDee Messina, "That's the Way," from Burn]