[Verse 1]
I signed a contract to buy a house.
A detached house in a housing complex.
My department was closed down.
And inevitably, we were all laid off.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I thought, “OH no.”
I had no way to repay the loan.
[Chorus 1]
Life has its ups and downs.
A crisis is an opportunity.
Depending on how you look at it,
We can change our destiny.
[Verse 2]
Finding another job was difficult.
I was advised to join a venture company.
But starting a business is difficult.
I couldn’t stay at the company.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I went to a university research lab with the project leader.
[Chorus 2]
Life has its ups and downs.
A crisis is an opportunity.
Depending on how you look at it,
We can change our destiny.
[Verse 3]
The professor asked us both to come.
I said, “ I would gladly accept.”
The project leader refused.
In the end, I went alone.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
It was stepping into the academic world.
In a way, it was a big decision.
[Chorus 3]
Life has its ups and downs.
A crisis is an opportunity.
Depending on how you look at it,
We can change our destiny.
[Bridge]
A Ph.D. is like a grain of rice on the sole of your foot:
It bothers you if you don’t pick it off,
But it’s not enough to eat.
[Final Chorus]
Life has its ups and downs.
A crisis is an opportunity.
Depending on how you look at it,
We can change our destiny.
[Outro]
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