[Verse 1]
It's getting late and something's waiting in the city of lights
This place is crazy and it makes me wanna fuck up my mind
I like the lights, the trippy lights, and all the pornographic stores
I light this thing as they complain about the junkies and the whores

When I was young, I dreamed I'd come here, and I guess I did
Survive the scum and I'd become someone, but never did
These village slums I let become my life, I guess I did
I'm just a bum, who cares? No, that′s just the way I live

[Chorus]
This is the life
This is the life
You want the life?
You want the life?
(No)

[Verse 2]
It's getting late and guess who's playing in the city tonight
This place's amazing and it makes me wanna fucking get high
I love the way the buildings sway and all the garbage on the street
The sounds of trains and sirens make lovely music while I sleep

I'm going farther than I ever thought that far could be
By twenty one I had a gun and ditched authority
I've been inside and gotten by on petty felonies
I'm twenty four, and though I'm torn, that's still a part of me
[Chorus]
This is the life
This is the life
You want the life?
You want the life?
(No)

This is the life
You want the life?
This fucking life?
You want my life?
(No)