C. Daniel Boling

Lyrics

GET A LIFE!
©2023 Tom Paxton – Bristow Songs / SESAC
& Daniel Boling – Perfectly Stable Music / ASCAP

If you sat upon that sofa now till all the springs have sprung
Watched so damned much football – Heard so many anthems sung
Started thinking all your strings are just about to come unstrung
You might be right – Start tonight …


Get a life
Get your butt in gear – Get out and hit the bricks
Get a life
Start today and stay away from politics
John Prine said, “Blow up your TV”
Try to get to know your wife
Rediscover that you love her
Get a life

There’s a tangled field of lazy bones you’ve got to get across
And you’re about to let that LazyBoy become your albatross
You’ve been sitting still too long, my friend
That’s not a rash, that’s moss!
You know that’s right – Start tonight …

Get a life
You’re full-grown – Give your own damn butt a kick
Get a life
We’re in clover, but it’s over awful quick
A.P. Carter said, “We’re gonna meet with darkness and with strife
So keep on the side that’s sunny”
Get a life

You can’t be a rolling stone if you’re not rolling
The more things change – The more you stay the same
The world is making hay while you’re out bowling
You’ll never win if you don’t get in the game

Get a life
Get outside, catch your stride, clear your head
Get a life
We’ll have lots of time for loafing when we’re dead
John Prine said, “In spite of ourselves, we’re the big door prize
We’ll spite the noses off our faces”
Get a life
We’ll spite the noses off our faces
Get a life!