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PERFORMING ARTISTS
"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Performer
Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke
Piano
Warren Luening
Warren Luening
Trumpet
Gary Herbig
Gary Herbig
Clarinet
Al Viola
Al Viola
Banjo
The Glove
The Glove
Scratches
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
Producer
George Tutko
George Tutko
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I eat filet mignon seven times a day
My bathtub's filled with Perrier
What can I say?
This is the life
[Verse 2]
I buy a dozen cars when I'm in the mood
I hire somebody to chew my food
I'm an upwardly mobile dude
This is the life
[Bridge]
They say that money corrupts you
But I can't really tell
I got the whole world at my feet
And I think it's pretty swell
[Verse 3]
I got women lined up outside my door
They've been waitin' there since the week before
Who could ask for more?
This is the life
[Bridge]
You're dead for a real long time
You just can't prevent it
So if money can't buy happiness
I guess I'll have to rent it
[Verse 4]
Yeah, every day I make the front page news
No time to pay my dues
I got a million pairs of shoes
This is the life
[Bridge]
I got a solid gold Cadillac
I make a fortune while I sleep
You can tell I'm a living legend
Not some ordinary creep
[Verse 5]
No way, I'm the boss, the Big Cheese
Yeah, I got this town on its knobby little knees
I can do just what I please
This is the life
[Outro]
That's right, I'm the king, number one
I buy monogrammed Kleenex by the ton
I pay the bills, I call the shots
I grease the palms, I buy the yachts
One thing I can guarantee
The best things in life, they sure ain't free
It's such a thrill just to be me
This is the life
This is the life
Written by: "Weird Al" Yankovic
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