CAKE - Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle lyrics

Well, your CD collection looks
Shiny and costly
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
And how much did you spend
On your black leather jacket
Is it you or your parents
In this income tax bracket?
Now tickets to concerts
And drinking at clubs
Sometimes for music that you
Haven't even heard of
And how much did you pay for
Your rock and roll t-shirt
That proves you were there
That you heard of them first?

Now, how do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me

How much did you pay for
The chunk of his guitar?
The one he ruthlessly smashed at
The end of the show and how much will he pay
For a brand new guitar?
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at
The end of another show
And how long will the workers
Keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white
And blue ones and how long will the workers
Keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white
And blue ones

Aging black leather and hospital bills
And tattoo removal and dozens of pills
Your liver pays dearly now
For youthful magic moments
But rock on completely with
Some brand new components

Now, how do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your
Rock 'n' roll lifestyle? All right, aw yeah

Excess ain't rebellion
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
Your chaos won't convert them
They're so happy to rebuild it
You'll never really kill it
Excess ain't rebellion
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
Excess ain't rebellion
You drinkin', you drinkin'
You're drinking what they're sellin'