Bright lights, big city
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That's where we gotta go
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Where the food is great and the bugs are so pretty
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I'd like to get my arms around a hundred or so
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I'd hug 'em, squeeze 'em, hold 'em tight
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Sleep all day, dance all night
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I want the bright lights and the big city
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That's the life for me, yeah
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That's the life for...
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You little maggot
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Have you never seen the moon
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Gliding 'cross the western sky
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A dead oak tree by the waterside
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Putrid vapors rising
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That sounds lovely, dear
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I'm sure we all agree
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But I prefer the sunshine
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A little park right in the center of the town
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Flowers everywhere, children all around me
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I'd love it!
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Landing on a baby's cheek so warm
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It's wonderful, wonderful
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That's the life for me
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That's the life for me
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That's the life, that's the life for me
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Elegant conversation
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(Bright lights, big city)
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An elevated point of view
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(That's where I'd go)
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Intelluctual stimulation
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And someone you love to share it with you
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It would be wonderful, wonderful
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That's the life for me
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That's the life for me
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That's the life
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That's the life
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That's the life
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That's the life for...
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That's The Life
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Randy Newman |