LIFE WITH THE LIONS - LYRICS & MUSICIANS
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LYRICS
Intro
My Dad said that, fifty years ago, it was just a programme on the radio
My Dad said that, fifty years ago, it was just a programme on the radio
My Dad said that, fifty years ago … it wasn’t always like this!
Verse 1
They sit there in their gilded cage
For them it is a golden age
They rule their world with tooth and claw
They’ve got it all, they still want more
Bridge 1
Dazzled by the headlights as they go in for the kill
You hope they’ll show some mercy but you know they never will
Chorus 1
Oh, oh, life with the lions
You can’t run and you can’t hide
Oh, oh, life with the lions
Is it for the money or is it for the pride?
Verse 2
The jungle is their metier
They check the signs, they find their prey
They don’t care how you feel
They make the rules, you know the deal
Bridge 2
The jackals wait impatiently till they can have their turn
You’ve seen it all before, but, boy, will you ever learn?
Chorus 2
Oh, oh, life with the lions
You can’t run and you can’t hide
Oh, oh, life with the lions [It wasn’t always like this!]
Is it for the money … or is it for the pride?
M8
Survival of the fittest
Is the rule in our society
The strong survive, the rich get richer
That’s how it’s got to be …
Outtro
My Dad said that, fifty years ago, it was just a programme on the radio
My Dad said that, fifty years ago, it was just a programme on the radio
(continuing under first three lines of fade choruses …)
Choruses 3 & 4
Oh, oh, life with the lions [It wasn’t always like this!]
You can’t run and you can’t hide
Oh, oh, life with the lions [It wasn’t always like this!]
Is it for the money or is it for the pride?
Chorus 5
Oh, oh, life with the lions [It wasn’t always like this!]
You can’t run and you can’t hide
[And I know that 50 years ago]
Oh, oh, life with the lions [It wasn’t always like this!]
Is it for the money?
Is it for the money?
Is it for the money?
© 2009 Music & lyrics by Marek Black & Paul Watts
MUSICIANS
Lead vocal, backing vocals, piano, keyboards: Marek Black
Hammond organ: Pickford Sykes
Guitars: Robin Millar
Bass: Mark Smith
Drums: Alex Toff
Produced by Robin Millar
Recorded and mixed at Britannia Row Studios
Engineers: Tom & James
Mastered at Metropolis by Mazen Murad
INFLUENCES
Beatles, 10cc, Queen, Grace Jones, Robbie Williams, John Barry, Small Faces
