Have you heard about trouble throughout the landWith the fascists and the left wing militantsOut of work executives are killing themselvesAnd the i.r.a. are killing everybody elseDon’t panic, don’t lose controlKeep your head, keep aholdAct normal there’s nothing wrongStay cool, just carry onYou gotta live life and be yourselfYou can’t live life for anyone elseYou gotta live life that’s all you doNobody gonna live your life for youDon’t get depressed when you read in the pressAbout world revolution and social unrestTry not to panic when you switch on the newsAnd see crooked politicians and the unemployment queuesIt’s only life it’s really fineSo don’t you believe all you read in the headlinesLive life see it throughCarry on it’s all you can doYou gotta live life for yourself, can’t live for anyone elseYou gotta live life, that’s all you doNobody gonna live their life for youExtra verse from long version:Trendy intellectuals always take action,For every cause that’s ever been in fashion.Weekend revolutionaries protest and singBecause they’re dedicated followers of any old thing.They got every solution for every revolution.They live in the slums just like the poor people doBut they’d rather sniff coke instead of glue.Right-wing fascists beat up the blacks,Then they salute the union jack.You can’t pretent there’s nothing wrong,It’s not the end, so just carry on.Oh, life’s a mother, oh, life’s a motherOh, life’s a mother, oh, life’s a motherYou gotta live life for yourself, can’t live life for anyone elseYou gotta live life, that’s all you can doNobody gonna live their life for youLive life, you gotta live lifeYou gotta live life, you gotta live life