Lowest Of The Low Life Imitates Art Lyrics

Life Imitates Art Lyrics

Hey, sad and blue, what are you gonna do? 

Blow yourself away or tie up your own left shoe? 

And walk out the door, ready to roar 

Check your guns at the door 

There's a man that you should see 

A generation X Bukowski who knows about life 



The life imitating art 



Well, I saw him today hanging out at the old Railway 

Chasing ghosts and drinking armour, a price he's always had to pay 

And we all felt pretty stunned, watching him hitch out on highway One 

A guitar against his elbow, knowing more than they'll ever know 



Know about life, the life imitating art 

Ah, you hear about life, life imitating art 



Pills and crowns and nervous breakdowns 

Why so few will "crawl with you" 

I can't remember who first said this but, "Ignorance is bliss!" 



When I go on patrol, drinking Tequila Gold 

Broken hearts and burning bridges, a lumber-jacket for the cold 

And a kiss from you, hand in glove 

Do you feel like making love? 

There's a blanket out in the garage, a ghetto-blaster full of stars 



And I'm glad we've got nowhere to go 

We can listen all night to the rain against my window 

And think about life, the life imitating art 

And drink to the life, the life imitating art 



All you needed was a little defence 

A Poly-gram of common sense 

Vincent Van Gogh with a gun at his temple 

Oh yeah, that's what that meant 



The twisted punch-line says 



They'll understand you when you're dead 

You say that you're not angry, just "savagely disappointed" 



And I just want you to know, when you feel like letting go 

There're a thousand souls like me taking shelter in your coat 



To hear about life, the life imitating art 

Ah, to hear about life, the life imitating art 

Should be collecting royalties for the life, 

You're part of the royalty of life, the life imitating art