And when they tell you that you don't know what you're doing now    And when they tell you that you're not the one to live your life    And when they tell you that they think that you're just marking time    And when they tell you that they think that you're in trouble now    And when they tell you that you're wasting the best years of your life    And when they tell you that you'll never get a single thing right    Well, put up a fight    But this is the life    No matter what they say, you know that    This is the life    For better or worse, it'll stay that way    And when they tell you that they think they've got you figured out    And when they tell you that they think they know what makes you tick    And when they step with their 12-point program for being like them    And when they tell you that you're blowing every chance you get    And when they tell you that you're setting up a life of regret    And when they tell you that you just can't get a single thing straight    Well, it's too late    But this is the life    No matter what they say, you know that    This is the life    For better or worse, it'll stay that way    And when they gather ‘round like a covey of witches with their sneering pity    Tell them sons of bitches    Tell them sons of bitches    Tell them sons of bitches    And this is the life    And this is the life