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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Composer
James Osterberg Jr.
James Osterberg Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Lust for life, ooh)
(Lust for life, lust for life)
[Verse 2]
Here comes Johnny Yen again
With the liquor and drugs and a flesh machine
He's gonna do another strip tease
Ah, hey, man, where'd you get that lotion?
I been hurtin' since I bought the gimmick
About somethin' called love
Yeah, somethin' called love
Well, that's like hypnotizin' chickens
I'm just a modern guy
Of course I've had it in the ear before
[Verse 3]
'Cause of a lust for life, a lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
[Verse 4]
I'm worth a million in prizes
With my torture film, I drive a GTO
I wear a uniform all on a government loan
I'm worth a million in prizes
Yeah, I'm through with sleepin' on the sidewalk
No more beatin' my brains
No more beatin' my brains
With the liquor and drugs
With the liquor and drugs
I'm just a modern guy
Of course I've had it in the ear before
[Verse 5]
'Cause of a lust for life, a lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
I got a lust for life, lust for life
I got a lust for life, lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
[Verse 6]
I'm just a modern guy
Of course I've had it in the ear before
[Verse 7]
'Cause of a lust for life, a lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
Lust for life, lust for life
Got a lust for life, lust for life
Written by: David Bowie, James Osterberg, James Osterberg Jr.

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