They served you champagne like a hero
When you landed, someone carried your bag
From here on out, you're patient zero
Smelling ether as they hand you the ragLife is good
You look around and think
"I'm in the right neighborhood"
But, honey, you just moved in
Life is grand
And wouldn't you like
To have it go as planned?
Go as plannedHip hip hooray, hocus pocus
With some magic you can fly through the air
But when you're the guy pulling focus
There are people who will wish you weren't thereLife is good
You look around and think
"I'm in the right neighborhood"
But, honey, you just moved in
Life is grand
And wouldn't you like
To have it go as planned?
Go as plannedGo west, young man
Go west, take a real screen test
Doesn't count as a job well done
The locust had their day
The suckers pay and pay
Carmen Sternwood probably pull that trigger for funAnd in the hills, where all the sunshine, constant companion (constant companion)
Close enough to almost touch the lights of the canyon (lights of the canyon)
The lights of the canyonBut news filtered out of the transom
That a villain ended up with a part
You paid your respects like a ransom
To a moment that was doomed from the startLife is good
You look around and think
"I'm in the right neighborhood"
But, honey, you don't belong
Life is grand
And wouldn't you like
To have it go as planned?
Go as plannedAnd in the hills, where all the sunshine, constant companion (constant companion)
Close enough to almost touch the lights of the canyon (lights of the canyon)
The lights of the canyon (lights of the canyon)
The lights of the canyon (lights of the canyon)
The lights of the canyon
The lights of the canyon
Songwriters
Aimee Mann, Jonathan William CoultonPublished by
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