And when they tell you that you dont know what youre doing now And when they tell you that youre not the one to live your life And when they tell you that they think that youre just marking time And when they tell you that they think that youre in trouble now And when they tell you that youre wasting the best years of your life And when they tell you that youll 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, itll stay that way And when they tell you that they think theyve 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 youre blowing every chance you get And when they tell you that youre setting up a life of regret And when they tell you that you just cant get a single thing straight Well, its too late But this is the life No matter what they say, you know that This is the life For better or worse, itll 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