That's the Life for Me

That's the Life For Me is a song from James and the Giant Peach. It is sung by all of the insects (without James), about how they want to live their lives. It is reprised by all of the gang, including James. The first version is interrupted near the end because Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge are looking for James, but the reprise isn't interrupted at all.

Bright lights, big city That's where we gotta go Where the food is great and the bugs are so pretty I'd like to get my arms around a hundred or so I'd hug 'em, squeeze 'em, hold 'em tight Sleep all day, dance all night I want the bright lights and the big city That's the life for me, yeah That's the life for...

You little maggot Have you never seen the moon Gliding 'cross the western sky A dead oak tree by the waterside Putrid vapors rising

That sounds lovely, dear I'm sure we all agree <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">But I prefer the sunshine <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">A little park right in the center of the town <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">Flowers everywhere, children all around me <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">I'd love it! <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">Landing on a baby's cheek so warm <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">It's wonderful, wonderful <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">That's the life for me <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">That's the life for me <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;text-align:-webkit-center;">That's the life, that's the life for me

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