(Verse 1)

The sun was setting, the lights were low

Your smile lit up the world below

Your eyes gazed out the car window

Oh, beautiful girl, you'll never know

(Verse 2)

Our friends, they'd stare, as if they knew

The truth behind the me and you

Or the way I felt when you're in view

A love exists, but no, it's not for two

(Chorus)

C'est la vie

Such is life lived wild and free

Rather keep you close, than let you roam

Alone through stormy seas, oh

Mon Cherie

Wanted you to be my queen

Keep the faith, but as they say, oh

C'est la vie

(Verse 3)

Now I drive alone through lonely nights

The breeze blows by with highway signs

I travel long and try to find

The route to get you off my wandering mind

(Verse 4)

And I see you still from time to time

Try to play it cool, toe the line

A diamond rare, so hard to find

Oh, it hurts like hell, but no I don't mind

(Chorus)

C'est la vie

Such is life lived wild and free

Rather keep you close, than let you roam

Alone through stormy seas, oh

Mon Cherie

Wanted you to be my queen

Keep the faith, but as they say, oh

C'est la vie

(Bridge)

And I'll dream of you when I feel alone

Yeah, and in those dreams I don't let you go

We laugh, we kiss, and all along-

Oh, you knew I was the match to fit your soul

(Chorus)

C'est la vie-

It will never be me

But it's all worth the fee

For the way you looked at me

Mon Cherie

Thank you for the memories

Never felt your lips, but oh well

C'est la vie

-all I wanted was a chance, but

C'est la vie