Have you heard about trouble throughout the land
 With the fascists and the left wing militants
 Out of work executives are killing themselves
 And the i.r.a. are killing everybody else
 Don’t panic, don’t lose control
 Keep your head, keep ahold
 Act normal there’s nothing wrong
 Stay cool, just carry on

 You gotta live life and be yourself
 You can’t live life for anyone else
 You gotta live life that’s all you do
 Nobody gonna live your life for you

 Don’t get depressed when you read in the press
 About world revolution and social unrest
 Try not to panic when you switch on the news
 And see crooked politicians and the unemployment queues
 It’s only life it’s really fine
 So don’t you believe all you read in the headlines
 Live life see it through
 Carry on it’s all you can do

 You gotta live life for yourself, can’t live for anyone else
 You gotta live life, that’s all you do
 Nobody gonna live their life for you

 Oh, life’s a mother, oh, life’s a mother
 Oh, life’s a mother, oh, life’s a mother

 You gotta live life for yourself, can’t live life for anyone else
 You gotta live life, that’s all you can do
 Nobody gonna live their life for you

 Live life, you gotta live life
 You gotta live life, you gotta live life