Life For The Taking

People say

Look at the money they save

But I don't believe that life's that way

An old man

Once looked at me in the eye

He seemed to sigh

He seemed to sigh, don't let life pass you by

No no no, no no no

He seemed to say

He wanted me to run

The old man was once a boy, yeah

And only young once

Because it's life for the taking

Well, it ain't no, ain't no mistakin'

Well, it's life

It's my life

Life for the taking

I can remember

When I was just a little kid

The big boys used to beat me up a bit

But I learned young that I couldn't cry

My mamma wasn't gonna be by my side

She said it's life, life for the taking

Well, it ain't no, isn't no mistakin'

Well, it's life

It's my life

Life for the taking

Taking, taking

Ooh, yeah

'Cause it's life

Life for the taking

Well, it ain't no, ain't no mistakin'

It's my life

It's my life, baby

I wanna, I wanna, yeah

Life for the taking