"This Is the Life" is an indie pop / folk song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald from her 2007 album of the same title. It was released on December 10, 2007 in UK, and in April 2008 in most of European countries, becoming a major hit worldwide. It has so far been Macdonald's most successful single, topping five charts and reaching the top ten in 11 charts around the world. The music video consists of pictures of Macdonald and her friends' night out. As sign of popularity, the song and the music video were included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009.
Oh the wind whistles down The cold dark street tonight And the people they were dancing... to the music vibe And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair While the shocked too many sit way over there And the songs get louder each one better than before
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? Where you gonna sleep tonight
So you're heading down the road in your taxi for four And you're waiting outside Jimmy's front door But nobody's in and nobody's home till four So you're sitting there with nothing to do Talking about Robert Ragger and his one leg crew And where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight? Where you gonna sleep tonight
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Top answer
Wait, was this song about a drunk homeless person?
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Wait, was this song about a drunk homeless person?
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