Imogene, she lives in Reno All alone with thirteen cats Every night she pa**es the casino Imogene, don't fool with that Imogene, she drives an old Camaro But she hardly ever takes it out If it's true, God's eye is on the sparrow She's got nothin' to worry about She says that's life, that's my life Well, I get what I need and I want what I want And the bills roll in and the money don't And I do what I do and I fake the rest And somehow it all works out for the best That's life, that's my life Imogene, she don't take chances The girl's got a level head Evaluate the circumstances That's what her daddy always said Then one night she pa**es the casino Puts a quarter in the slot machine Drops down, comes up cherries Way to go now, Imogene She says that's life, that's my life
Well, I get what I need and I want what I want And the bills roll in and the money don't And I do what I do and I fake the rest And somehow it all works out for the best That's life, that's my life Former high school football hero Knocks on her door like the sweepstakes man She says, I'm a former high school zero Now you want to be my friend? You're as dumb as a day old puppy You ain't as pretty as you used to be Here's a quarter baby, go get lucky Put one in the slots for me, yeah That's life, that's your life Well, you get what you need and you want what you want And the girls roll in but the right one don't And you do what you do and you fake the rest And somehow it all works out for the best That's life, that's your life