And when they tell you that you don't know what you're doing now

And when they tell you that you're not the one to live your life

And when they tell you that they think that you're just marking time

And when they tell you that they think that you're in trouble now

And when they tell you that you're wasting the best years of your life

And when they tell you that you'll never get a single thing right

Well, put up a fight

But this is the life

No matter what they say, you know that

This is the life

For better or worse, it'll stay that way

And when they tell you that they think they've got you figured out

And when they tell you that they think they know what makes you tick

And when they step with their 12-point program for being like them

And when they tell you that you're blowing every chance you get

And when they tell you that you're setting up a life of regret

And when they tell you that you just can't get a single thing straight

Well, it's too late

But this is the life

No matter what they say, you know that

This is the life

For better or worse, it'll stay that way

And when they gather ‘round like a covey of witches with their sneering pity

Tell them sons of bitches

Tell them sons of bitches

Tell them sons of bitches

And this is the life

And this is the life