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I Got Life Lyrics by James Rado, Hair Ensemble

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1968

[CLAUDE, spoken]
This is 1968, dearies, not 1948

[3 DADS, spoken]
1968

[MOM 1, spoken]
What have you got?

[MOM 3, spoken]
1968

[MOM 2, spoken]
May I ask?

[DAD 3, spoken]
What the hell you got, 1968

[DAD 1, spoken]
That makes you so damn superior?

[DAD 2, spoken]
And gives me such a headache?

[CLAUDE, spoken]
Well if you really want to know, 1948
(sung)
I got life, mother
I got laughs, sister
I got freedom, brother
I got good times, man

I got crazy ways, daughter
I got million-dollar charm, cousin
I got headaches and toothaches and bad times too
Like you

I got my hair
I got my head
I got my brains
I got my ears
I got my eyes
I got my nose
I got my mouth
I got my teeth

I got my tongue
I got my chin
I got my neck
I got my tits
I got my heart
I got my soul
I got my back
I got my ass

I got my arms
I got my hands
I got my fingers
Got my legs
Got my feet
I got my toes
I got my liver
Got my blood

I got life, mother

[TRIBE]
He's got life

[CLAUDE]
I got laughs, sister

[TRIBE]
He's got laughs

[CLAUDE]
I got freedom, brother

[TRIBE]
He's got freedom

[CLAUDE]
I got good times, good times, man

[TRIBE]
Good times, man

[CLAUDE]
I got crazy ways, daughter

[TRIBE]
He's got crazy ways

[CLAUDE]
I got million-dollar charm, cousin

[TRIBE]
He's got charm

[CLAUDE]
I got headaches and toothaches

[TRIBE]
Headaches

[CLAUDE]
And bad times too

[TRIBE]
Bad times

[CLAUDE]
Like you

[CLAUDE & TRIBE]
I got my hair
I got my head
Got my brains
Got my ears
Got my eyes
Got my nose
My mouth
I got my teeth

I got my hair
Got my tongue
Got my neck
Got my tits
Got my heart
Got my soul
My back
I got my ass

I got my arms
I got my hands
Got my fingers
Got my legs
Got my feet
Got my toes
Got my liver
Got my blood

[CLAUDE & TRIBE]
Got my guts (Guts)
Got my muscles (Muscles)
I got life (Life)
Life (Life)
Life (Life)
Life (Life)
Life (Life)
Life (Life)

[CLAUDE & TRIBE]
Life

[DADS 2 & 3, spoken]
And you got a lot of nerve, honey (Baby)

[CLAUDE]
And I'm gonna spread it around the world, brother
And I'm gonna spread it 'round the world, sister
And I'm gonna spread it around the world, mother
So everybody knows what I got

[TRIBE]
Amen
Amen

About “I Got Life” by James Rado

Read the complete lyrics to "I Got Life" by James Rado, Hair Ensemble from the album "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 1968. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Broadway, Musicals, Rock.

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