[Intro] [Verse] People say Look at the money they save But I don’t believe that life’s that way An old man Once looked at me in the eye He seemed to sigh He seemed to sigh don’t let life pass you by No no no no no no He seemed to say He wanted me to run The old man was once a boy yeah And only young once [Chorus] Because it’s life for the taking Well it ain’t no ain’t no mistakin’ Well it’s life It’s my life Life for the taking [Verse 2] I can remember When I was just a little kid The big boys used to beat me up a bit But I learned young that I couldn’t cry My mamma wasn’t gonna be by my side [Chorus 2] She said it’s life life for the taking Well it ain’t no ain’t no mistakin’ Well it’s life It’s my life Life for the taking taking taking [Solo] [Coda] Ooh yeah     ’Cause it’s life Life for the taking Well it ain’t no ain’t no mistakin’ It’s my life It’s my life baby I wanna I wanna yeah   Life for the taking [Solo 2]