You take the good, you take the bad,
You take them both
And there you have the facts of life, the facts of life.
There's a time you got to go and show you're growing
Now you know about the facts of life,
The facts of life.

When the world never seems to be living up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
The facts of life are all about you, you.

It takes a lot to get them right
When you're learning the facts of life.
Learning the facts of life
Learning the facts of life.

There's a place you've got to go for learning
All you want to know about the facts of life
The facts of life.
When books are what you're there about
And looks are what you care about
The time is right to learn the facts of life.

When the world never seems to be living up to your dreams
It's time you started finding out what everything else is all about

When the boys you used to hate you date,
I guess you best investigate the facts of life
You gotta get them right. The facts of life.

You'll avoid a lot of damages
And enjoy the fun of managing the facts of life;
They she'd a lot of light
If you hear them from your brother,
Better clear them with your mother
Better get them right, call her late at night

You got the future in the palm of your hands
All you gotta do to get you through is understand
You think you rather do without,
You will never make without the truth
The facts of life are all about you

It takes a lot to get them right
When you're learning the facts of life.
Learning the facts of life, learning the facts of life.