[Verse 1]

One life to li

ve but we're d

oing it wrong
             
You see, got m

              
y brother down

              
 cause it's no

            
thing to me

Everyone sayin

g that it's wr

ong to cheat 
             
But there's no

              
 other way to 

              
get my life on

              
 easy street

Someone else t

elling you wha

t you're livin

g for
             
Been knocking 

              
you down, now 

              
you're looking

          
 for more

The only sound

 you hear is a

 closing door
             
Been looking f

              
or peace but t

              
hey're bringin

          
g you war

Rich man cryin

' cause his mo

ney's time
             
And poor man's

              
 smilin' cause

              
 he knows he a

           
in't blind

There's a man 

over there say

s he's tougher

 than me
             
But I got eyes

              
 that can see 

              
through fantas

  
y

[Chorus]
            
I think my lif

              
e is passing m

     
e by
            
I think my lif

              
e is passing m

     
e by

[Verse 2]

Take it all ba

ck cause it do

n't mean nothi

ng
             
If you give it

              
 away and you'

              
re looking for

              
 something bac

  
k

Wake up every 

morning when t

here's nothing

 there
             
No reason to d

              
ie but no reas

           
on to care    

              

              

        

Someone else t

elling you wha

t you're livin

g for
             
Been knocking 

              
you down now y

              
ou're looking 

         
for more

The only sound

 you hear is a

 closing door
             
Been looking f

              
or peace but t

              
hey're bringin

          
g you war     

              

         

One life to li

ve but we're d

oing it wrong
             
You see, got m

              
y brother down

              
 cause it's no

            
thing to me

Rich man cryin

' cause his mo

ney's time
             
And poor man's

              
 smilin' cause

              
 he knows he a

            
in't blind

[Chorus]
            
I think my lif

              
e is passing m

     
e by
            
I think my lif

              
e is passing m

     
e by