Livin' way up now in a penthouse high Our steaks are rare and our martini's dry Folks below they say, "It ain't fair" Hell with them, I really don't care Joie de vivre, mon amie, ain't this the life Having a party on a big jet plane I got so drunk that I could feel no pain Hangin' out in Acapulco Drinkin' rum and sniffin' co-co Pretty senorita look this way Dancing through the night Everything's alright Girlfriend and a wife Oh, ain't this the life, tell me ain't this the life Momma ain't this the life, baby ain't this the life Oh baby, baby, baby ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, tell me baby, baby ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, baby, baby, baby ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, ain't this the life, now Tropical island in the deep blue sea The natives are friendly and the lobster's free Sipping cognac like a French king Plenty of room, I own the whole thing Joie de vivre, mon amie, ain't this the life Think I'll go out now on a shopping spree Breakfast in New York, dinner in Paris Hangin' out with Lynn and Suzie Have a ma**age and a jacuzzi Climb into bed and see what's on TV Dancing through the night Everything's alright Girlfriend and a wife Oh, ain't this the life, ain't this the life Ain't this the life, ain't this the life Oh baby, oh baby, oh ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, baby, baby, baby ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, baby, baby, baby ain't this the life Oh, ain't this the life, oh, ain't this the life, now Baby, baby, baby, ain't this the life Momma, momma, momma ain't this the life Tell me, tell me, tell me ain't this the life Baby, baby, baby, ain't this the life Momma, momma, momma ain't this the life Tell me, tell me, tell me ain't this the life Baby, baby, baby, ain't this the life Momma, momma, momma ain't this the life Tell me, tell me, tell me ain't this the life 'Cause it ain't just the life, 'cause it ain't just the life 'Cause it ain't just the life, life, life, life