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Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Vocals
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
Background Vocals
S. Buslowe
S. Buslowe
Bass
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Background Vocals
Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton
Background Vocals
Bill Payne
Bill Payne
Piano
Eddie Martinez
Eddie Martinez
Guitar
Brian Meagher Jr
Brian Meagher Jr
Bagpipes
Justin Meagher
Justin Meagher
Bagpipes
Jeff Bova
Jeff Bova
Programming
Lorraine Crosby
Lorraine Crosby
Background Vocals
Max Haskett
Max Haskett
Background Vocals
Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
Composer
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Co-Arranger
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
Producer
Steven Rinkoff
Steven Rinkoff
Recording Engineer
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan
Associate Producer
David Thoener
David Thoener
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I want my money back
I want my money back
[Verse 2]
It's all or nothing
And nothing's all I ever get
Every time I turn it on
I burn it up and burn it out
[Verse 3]
It's always somethin'
There's always somethin' goin' wrong
That's the only guarantee
That's what this is all about
[Verse 4]
It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and I want my money back
[Verse 5]
And all the morons
And all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules
It's not a game it's just a rout
[Verse 6]
There's desperation (There's desperation)
There's desperation in the air
It leaves a stain on all your clothes
And no detergent gets it out
[Verse 7]
And we're always slippin' through the cracks (Slippin')
Then the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back
[Verse 8]
I want my money back
I want my money back
[Verse 9]
What about love?
It's defective
It's always breaking in half
[Verse 10]
What about sex?
It's defective
It's never built to really last
[Verse 11]
What about your family?
It's defective
All the batteries are shot
[Verse 12]
What about your friends?
They're defective
All the parts are out of stock
[Verse 13]
What about hope?
It's defective
It's corroded and decayed
[Verse 14]
What about faith?
It's defective
It's tattered and it's frayed
[Verse 15]
What about your Gods?
They're defective
They forgot the warranty
[Verse 16]
What about your town?
It's defective
It's a dead end street to me
[Verse 17]
What about your school?
It's defective
It's a pack of useless lies
[Verse 18]
What about your work?
It's defective
It's a crock and then you die
[Verse 19]
What about your childhood?
It's defective
It's dead and buried in the past
[Verse 20]
What about your future?
It's defective
And you can shove it up your ass
[Verse 21]
Oh, I want my money back (Life is a lemon)
Oh, I want my money back (Life is a lemon, life is a lemon)
[Verse 22]
It's all or nothing
And nothing's all I ever get
Every time I turn it on
I burn it up and burn it out
[Verse 23]
It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and I want my money back
[Verse 24]
And we're always slipping through the cracks (Slipping)
Then the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back
[Verse 25]
Back, back, back, back
I want my money back
I want my money back (Life is a lemon)
Written by: Jim Steinman

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