A hipster with a beanie and a deck of cards
Looking for prophecies in a land of yards
A mother with a stroller in the pouring rain
Says she'll never walk this way again
A student walking down the street
Thinking about the riches he'll never see
Telling time on his broken watch
Though he knows it won't tell him much
Well, real life
This isn't the real life, baby
Oh, reality will get you
It cuts like a knife
Real life
A schoolgirl running to catch the bus
She was delayed while taking that million dollar shot
It's hard for her to break away
She's got so much more to say
Well, real life
This isn't the real life, baby
Oh, reality will get you
It cuts like a knife
Real life
Oh, real life, baby
Three dudes having fun in a Volkswagen up
Laughing too hard they can't get enough
One hand on freedom while he shifts into third gear
They just wanna get out of here
They just wanna get out of here
Real life
This isn't the real life, baby
Reality will get you
It cuts like a knife
Real life
Real life, baby
A social media star I'll never be
I just put it in my latest tweet
Oh, real life
This isn't the real life, baby
Reality will get you
It cuts like a knife
Real life
Oh, real life, baby
This isn't the real life, baby
Oh, reality will get you
It cuts like a knife
Real life
Oh, real life, baby
This isn't real life
