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The Tubes - What Do You Want From Life - 10/31/1974 - Winterland (Official)
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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
The Tubes
The Tubes
Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Mike Evans
Mike Evans
Komponist:in
William Edmond Spooner
William Edmond Spooner
Komponist:in
Michael Ash Evans
Michael Ash Evans
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Al Kooper
Al Kooper
Produzent:in

Lyrics

What do you want from life?
To kidnap an heiress or threaten her with a knife?
What do you want from life?
To get cable TV and watch it every night?
There you sit, a
Lump in your chair
Where do you sleep and
What do you wear when you're sleeping?
What do you want from life?
An Indian guru to show you the inner light?
What do you want from life?
A meaningless love affair with a girl that you met tonight?
How can you tell when you're doin' alright?
Does your bank account swell while you're dreaming at night?
How do know when you're really in love?
Do violins play when you're touching the one that you're loving?
Hey!
What do you want from life? (What do you want from life?)
Someone to love and somebody that you can trust?
What do you want from life? (What do you want from life?)
To try and be happy while you do the nasty things you must
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
(What do you want from life?)
Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen
You are entitled to a heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven, don't watch the food cook
A DynaGym, I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A kingsize Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum
A foolproof plan and an airtight alibi, real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoetree, a year's supply of antibiotics
A personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
And Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick, Rosemary's baby
A dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams
A new Matador, a new Mastodon
A Maverick, a Mustang
A Montego, a Merc Montclair
A Mark IV, a Meteor
A Mercedes, an MG or a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty, a Maserati
A Mac truck, a Mazda
A new Monza or a moped
A Winnebago, hell, a herd of Winnebago's, we're givin' 'em away
Or how about a McCulloch chainsaw?
A Las Vegas wedding, a Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot
Or a baby's arm holding an apple?
Written by: Michael Ash Evans, Mike Evans, William Edmond Spooner

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