Living the Dream
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You don't have to take your life off the shelf
You've got what you need to make it yourself
It's your life, be what you wanna be
Make it work for you, it's your destiny
Are you working for the man every hour that you can
Never stopping, keep going till you're dropping
To your knees------
Get up with the rising sun, no time for fun, I gotta run,
Places to go, people to see,
Deadlines to meet, the pressures on me
It no longer seems enough to give your very best
You gotta prove yourself to be a cut above the rest
Candles burning at both ends
Drives me round the – king bend
Your life to fit your work
If you want promotion, no time to shirk
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The glamour, the power, the nirvana pay rise
The bank balance soaring, you can reach for the skies
That are grey, when you finally get time out
Like a light, cos you are quite shattered;
Working long hours makes your brain feel battered
Life's out of balance, somewhat up ended
All this hard earned cash & no time to spend it
On yourself--------
And anyway, the working life's not cheap,
You' ve really gotta sow, if you wanna reap
Gotta spend money in order to make it
No time to fix it yourself if you break it
Gotta be smart, be state of the art
Be sleek, be chic, be cool not geek
Dates in diaries, worry, slog & strife
Whatever happened to the simple life?
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When will it all end, when will I see
The tree in all its simplicity
Birds, flowers, sunset, sea
It's all beautiful & it's all free
There really is time to stand & stare
Look at what's around, it's amazing & it's there
For the taking, so why are we waiting, hey girl,
Stop - procrastinating
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Swap your trendy bistro for a feast on the beach
Sunset my backdrop, life really is
Peaches & cream, I'm living my dream
Sun on my face, wind in my hair,
The stars are my tele, no Eastenders, do I care
What the neighbours think? I don't wanna drink
Myself legless, till I've spent all my money
No good for my liver, and not at all funny.
This working life mentality, it's really quite a con
Work less, need less, less possessions, less stress
Food on the table, to feed my family
A modest home where we can live quite happily
With nature our playground, making music, conversation
Time for each other, time for contemplation
How much time we need to work, how much time for play
I'm shaping my life, I'm doing it my way.
CHORUS
I'm doing it my way, my way
Shaping my life, shaping my life doing it my way