“Q65” is a Dutch garage rock and psychedelic band formed in the mid-1960s. “The Life I Live” is one of their most famous songs, released in 1966. The track is known for its raw energy and is a significant part of the Dutch beat and rock scene of the 1960s.
Title: The Life I Live
Artist: Q65
Album: Revolution (1966)
Genre: Garage rock, psychedelic rock
The song features gritty vocals and an energetic instrumental backing, which typifies the garage rock sound of the era. It has been influential in the Dutch rock scene and remains a classic example of the genre.
Sitting in my chair I’m thinking
Thinking of the crowd I’m in with
Thinking of the music I make
And all the things I don’t wanna give
Well, I take everything I want
The girls are fighting for me
But everytime that I take one
They’re indisposed, poor old me!
Well, this is my life of sadness
This is the life I live
This is my life of gladness
This is the life I live
Last week I went to the graveyard
My dog was killed by car
Feel the pain, the pain has started
He’s dead, but friends we still are
Sunday we played in a dancing
The public was very down
But it didn’t bore us a thing
‘Cause we smoked ourselves a kick
Well, this is my life of sadness
This is the life I live
This is my life of gladness
This is the life I live
I had a girl and I loved her
She knows, she knows I still do
But she married with a rich man
But the things she wants, he can’t do
Once we were on Joops wedding
We smoked and drunk all night
At twelve we were thrown out
‘Cause the house was changed into a crowd
Well, this is my life of sadness
This is the life I live
This is my life of gladness
This is the life I live
Source
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