The Good Life

Jan and Larry bought a ranch house in L.A

They grow their food in their backyard

Larry works on the cars in the driveway

Jan shops at convenience stores

That's the good life

You see they found the good life

It's L.A

Health foods and house plants, limitless credit

Friends with smiles from a cigarette ad

They've sent me a letter along with a picture

Of two people I don't recognize

That's the good life

You see they lead the good life

It's L.A

Oh no, that's the good life

Watch them as they play man and wife

But don't invite me, I would never pay the price

I've no desire for your good life

It must have been Larry who wrote a promotion

Jan's consciousness on some higher plane

Tennis and golfing, weekends in Vegas

The benefit of a year-round tan

That's the good life

You see they found the good life

It's L.A

Near the end, Jan secretly confided of their desire

To raise a family

Certain pictures can rush you, Mopac, me 2.0

Children and a camping van

That's the good life

Now they're going to pay the price

For L.A

Oh no, that's the good life

Watch them now, they're man and wife

But don't invite me, I refuse to pay the price

I wouldn't take a piss on your good life

Was that the crack of a pistol out on the street below

Or just a loud noise inside of me?

I look out my window, there's the clock in the tower

It's 3:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

They used to be such good friends of mine

It's 3:01 Eastern Standard Time

They used to dance, they used to look divine

It's 3:02 Eastern Standard Time

They used to get down, they used to get high

It's 3:03 Eastern Standard Time

They used to laugh, they used to drink wine

It's 3:04 Eastern Standard Time

They used to boogie, they used to boogie-woogie-woogie

It's 3:05 Eastern Standard Time

They used to be such good friends of mine

It's 3:06 Eastern Standard Time

They used to love, they used to cry