I was taken into a back room
I felt cold steel against my temple
Do as we say or we'll make you
So serene when you had a cause
And you gave in, yeah, just because
I'm afflicted by the wicked world
But my chair is just so comfortable
The monkey on my back
Has got me by the throat
(The monkey is the man)
The monkey on my back
Has got me by the...
The monkey on my back
Has got me by the throat
(The monkey is the man)
The monkey on my back
Has got me by the...
So serene when you're controlled by a remote control
I could stand up
Change the frickin' world
But my life is just so comfortable
Just so comfortable, just so comfortable
Just so comfortable, just so comfortable
Yeah! The monkey is the man!
