A friend of mine came to me with trouble
I asked him, Joe, what’s going on?
He said, my life is just so filled with worry
It keeps me up all night until the dawn
Every day I wake afraid today’s the day
That I might just get hit by a bus
I told him, Joe, you’d better look both ways
And stop yourself from making such a fuss
Cause it’s only life, we’re all gonna die
Might as well have another piece of pie
So go ahead and live out on the edge
It’s only life and then you’re dead
Joe looked at me as if he’d just been baptized
Like God himself had touched his heart
He said thank you Dan, it’s just what I needed
And starting now my life is going to start
He bought a ticket for a plane out to Vegas
Spent six hundred dollars on the slots
And goddam if he didn’t win the big one
And someone asked a penny for your thoughts
He said it’s only life, we’re all gonna die
Might as well have another piece of pie
So go ahead and live out on the edge
It’s only life and then you’re dead
Then old Joe bought himself a hooker
And they had sex up in his hotel room
When he woke all his money was missing
And he wished that he could fly to the moon
And you know there is no moral to this story
Just live your life and don’t be dumb
And never eat the whole damned pie
Or you’ll just wind up with the crumbs
It’s only life, we’re all gonna die
Might as well have another piece of pie
So go ahead and live out on the edge
It’s only life and then you’re dead
It’s only life and then you’re dead
Lyrics Copyright 2022 by Dan Steven Erickson
