On the higher side of 30 goin' on his second wife They got 4 kids in between 'em livin down by the riverside Oh what a life He don't get no paid vacations But the weekends get him right He puts the boat out on the lake every sunday Till the sun goes down at night Oh what a life Oh what a life Oh what a life He makes no demands And there's no need to apologise It's hard to worry about rain when you're walkin' on the sunnyside You're either doin' what you have to Or you're doin' what you like You're either doin' what you have to or doin' what you like Oh what a life Well he sets up in the corner With an old fender guitar And he plays 9 till 2 for 50 bucks and tips in a jar Oh what a life Singing songs he wrote or that he halfway knows Every friday and saturday night he's the star of his own show Oh what a life On the higher side of 30 goin' on his second wife They got 4 kids in between 'em livin down by the riverside He puts the boat out on the lake every sunday Till the sun goes down at night Oh what a life Yes it is Oh what a life