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