Writers Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain, Mark Holding
Original Version featured on the Manhattan album "Robbie Nevil"
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Remix – Arthur Baker
© 1986 Manhattan Records

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"C'est la Vie" is a popular song by American singersongwriter Robbie Nevil from his selftitled debut album in 1986. The song was first recorded by gospel singer Beau Williams for his 1985 album Bodacious!.
Written by Nevil with Duncan Pain and Mark Holding, Nevil recorded the song for his eponymous debut album, and it was released as the first single. Nevil's single spent two weeks at #2 on the U.S. singles chart in January 1987 and remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks, becoming his highestcharting U.S. hit. (It was kept from #1 by two songs, "Shake You Down" by Gregory Abbott and "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters). Additionally, the song went to #1 on the American dance chart for one week in February 1987. Internationally, the song reached #3 on the United Kingdom charts. The song went to #1 almost exactly 20 years after Frank Sinatra's song "That's Life" (which is the English translation of the song title) did the same.
Nevil performed the song on the May 30, 1987 broadcast of Soul Train.


Lyric:
Got a job
That's okay
But they've got me workin' night and day.
Punchin' in
Punchin' out
Is this really what life's all about?
What you are gonna do
What you are gonna feel? I don't know.
What you ore gonna feel
What you are gonna do?
Won't someone tell me?
What yov want to say
What you want to do
There's only one thing left to say.
What you want to do
What you want to say.
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!
Baby's gone all alone
Are you sad because you're on your own?
Get back up
Party down
There's so many good ones still around.
What you are gonna do
What you are gonna feel? I don't know.
What you are gonna feel
What you are gonna do?
Won't someone tell me?
What you want to say
What you want to do
I guess there's just one thing to say.
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!
Hey
It's J.J.
What you been doin'?
You say your car broke down
The thing just isn't movin'.
Say J.J.
Don't you know when you're down
There's just one way to go
And that's singin'
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!
See'est la vie
See'est la vie
That's iust the way it goes That's right!