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I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all
They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far

My Maserati does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked
I make hit records, my fans they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call
Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
Everybody say I'm cool (He's cool)
I can't complain, but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties, sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed
They say I'm lazy, but it takes all my time
Everybody say "oh yeah" (Oh yeah)
I keep on going, guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far

—Joe Walsh
"Life's Been Good"
But Seriously, Folks... (1978)

While we're on the subject, here is a delightful spoken-word piece in which Joe discusses the origins of the song, which includes the absolute gem of a quip, "One of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me."*

Also, here is a bangin' live version recorded with Daryl Hall and his band for Live From Daryl's House. These guys are in their seventies, yo.

* My second-favorite thing I've seen Walsh say on stage, after "I had a lot more fun being 20 in the '70s than I am being 70 in the '20s." I felt that, and so did my father, who (unlike me) actually fits those criteria too.

They recently re-released years of Daryl's House recordings on YouTube. They don't always click with the guests, but when they do it's incredible.

-VR
Another old dude with a guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcVqAHw23aE
"They copied all they could follow, but they couldn't copy my mind,
And I left 'em sweating and stealing a year and a half behind."

-- Bob
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My race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite.