What Do You Want From Life lyrics

What do you want from life?

To kidnap an heiress

or threaten her with a knife?

What do you want from life?

To get cable TV

and watch it every night?

There you sit

a lump in your chair

Where do you sleep

and what do you wear

when you're sleeping?

What do you want from life?

An Indian guru

to show you the inner light?

What do you want from life?

A meaningless love affair

with a girl that you met tonight?

How can you tell when you're doin' alright?

Does your bank account swell

while you're dreaming at night?

How do know when you're really in love?

Do violins play when you're touching the one

That you're loving?

What do you want from life?

Someone to love

and somebody that you can trust?

What do you want from life?

To try and be happy

while you do the nasty things you must?

What do you want from life?

[3x]

Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen you are entitled to:

A heated kidney shaped pool,

A microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,

A Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,

A king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,

A foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,

real simulated Indian jewelry,

A Gucci shoetree,

A year's supply of antibiotics,

A personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth

and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,

A beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,

Rosemary's baby,

A dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,

A new Matador, a new mastodon,

A Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,

A Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,

A Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,

A Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,

A Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,

A Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,

or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,

A Las Vegas wedding,

A Mexican divorce,

A solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,

or a baby's arm holding an apple?

• Artist:The Tubes
• Album:What Do You Want From Life (Live,1978)