AIN'T IT GOOD TO BE ALIVE?

She took a weekend lover
And it turned her other's heart to stone
And though she tried to keep it down and low
She couldn't leave the man alone
She planted seeds in the dirt and the weeds
But she couldn't handle how it's grown
Now break it down, turn it around
And you can see that I'll be gone

Ain't it good to be alive?
Put a little P.T. Barnum in it, baby
Ain't it good to be alive
There's a sucker born every single minute, baby

With the camera at arm's length
He took a picture of her face
She had the look of ecstasy
That reaches into outer space
From where you are in the back of the car
I can see that you're not in L.A.
But gin, vermouth and the truth
Just saved my life today

Ain't it good to be alive
You're acting like a man but you're still my lady
Ain't it good to be alive
Go on and tell it like it is already

Every time it gets back to me
I just don't know what to say but "poor thing"

Aunt Jemima and the Honey Bear
Are trying not to lose their grip
Jimmy Pringle's smiling
'Cause he's the most consistent chip
Me, I'm sitting in the bathtub
With a smoking bowl and quiver-lip
Singing life is short, I'm glad to report
And I'm trying not to trip

Ain't it good to be alive
If you spit on the meat then it gets in the gravy
So pass the peas if you don't want none, baby
When you brush your teeth in the dead of night
Are you looking for the spots that don't taste right?