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 b**hes Tell them sons of b**hes Tell them sons of b**hes And this is the life And this is the life