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Life Lyrics

Artist: Des'ree
Album: Life

LIFE

Chorus:
Life, oh life, oh life, oh life,
doo, doot doot dooo.
Life, oh life, oh life, oh life,
doo, doot dooo

I'm afraid of the dark,
'specially when I'm in a park
And there's no-one else around,

Ooh, I get the shivers
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
And watch the evening news
(Repeat Chorus)

I'm a superstitious girl,
I'm the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders,
I keep a rabbit's tail

I'll take you up on a dare,
Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, I'll be there,
Bungee jumping, I don't care!
(Repeat Chorus)

life, doo, doot dooo
doo, doot dooo

So after all is said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to

Sometimes living out your dreams,
Ain't as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world,
In a beautiful balloon
(Repeat Chorus)

Comments/Interpretations

by Amanda Lamb on 5/23/2008 7:58am
I live my life by this song
by davidson on 5/23/2008 11:43am
these are the worst lyrics ive ever come across in my life i cant believe somebody actually sat down and wrote it and thought to themselves" yeah i really like this" freaks
by Sibeeeel on 5/28/2008 1:26pm
It's wonderfulll
by martin on 6/2/2008 11:28am
WHAT A HATER davidson! Des'ree actually won a brit award, so awa n shite!
by ZuZu on 6/2/2008 1:26pm
wonderful song, and lyrics ;>
by Alexandra Pehlivan on 6/3/2008 5:45am
Rabbit's foot, surely, it should be?
by K.O.J.O. on 6/3/2008 1:09pm
SORRY BUT THIS IS A "MISTRESSPIECE"
by bebe on 6/4/2008 1:27am
the most beautiful song about love for life... my absolute favourite :)
by stacey on 6/4/2008 4:14am
Fu*kin Brilliant Song :) x
by david on 6/8/2008 2:37am
i swear i was going to kill my self and this song came on the radio and now im happy.....two weeks ago...OH LIFE..lol
by Rebecca on 6/9/2008 8:10am
it's sound good but when i read the text it's noot so good :S
by hello on 6/10/2008 6:50am
it's got a good tune, i reckon
by Anynomonous on 6/16/2008 3:32am
its a great song! no deep meaning just fun!
by angel.. on 6/16/2008 4:11am
i really like the song.,..it releive my stress in work...
by VERA on 6/22/2008 3:54pm
this song is wonderfull
by Rebecca Wright on 7/4/2008 4:22pm
This song is so inspiring , so well brought together. The lyrics are not usual but I guess that's what makes it unique ! I love this song , it cheers me up and reminds me that life is worth living and that its not perfect but when you can put it in song everything seems to make sense !!! TRUST ME !! =] !!
by Nihil on 7/9/2008 12:28pm
The lyrics are pathetic. It's a terrible, shitey arsed song and those who live their life by it on here presumably don't go to parks but instead eat toast and avoid ghosties? Dear dear.
by serah on 7/11/2008 8:55am
i loved the song b4 i read the lyrics. i don't live my life in fear and i don't think i will be enjoying the song anymore. I think the lyrics are rather silly.
by a walk down memorly lane on 7/15/2008 2:45am
this song floods my mind with memories ohhhhhh life
by Ghost on 7/24/2008 7:30pm
I don't understand any words in the song text. But music is really cool. It makes so happy, so shiny. I don't know why :)
by Gaz Reese on 8/22/2008 7:52am
Bag of shite
by Immortal Girl on 9/13/2008 12:34pm
I really don`t understand this song...I`m pretty sure that the lyrics are some sort of irony, becouse they really sound as if they were written by a four-year old, but I still believe they a deeper meaning.The song sounded so deep whwen I first heard it, but now when I read the lyrics I`m just...confused...
by mooishness on 10/9/2008 3:18pm
HA HA- these lyrics are CLASSIC!!
by page 1 on 10/22/2008 9:26am
this makes me so happy i love it =) it shows all the good things in life which i love oh life oh life this song makes me love life!!!!!
by EER'SED on 10/28/2008 8:20am
IM NOT AFRAID OF BAD SONGS BUT THIS ONE SCARED ME!! MINDLESS DRIBBLE FROM THE MOUTH OF A PRE-SCHOOL RETARD!! ANYONE INSPIRED BY THIS SONG NEEDS TO REALISE THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN TOAST AND RABBITS TAILS. NO OFFENCE TO ANYONE BUT THOSE WHO POSTED ANY GOOD COMMENTS, UR JUST UPSIDE DOWM, BACKWARDS, INBREADS WHO HAVE SISTERS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FOR BREAKFAST. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
by EER'SED on 11/14/2008 5:03am
THE IDEA OF FORUMS IS TO OFFER YOUR OPINION GOOD OR BAD U NUMPTY. SO SHUT UP :D
by keeeeeeeeeeeet on 11/25/2008 3:17pm
likeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee very muchhhhhhhhhhhhh
by shocked on 12/20/2008 6:03am
f*** this sooo my life
by Cordelia on 1/10/2009 11:57pm
I thought these lyrics were a dare "hey Des, I bet you can't get the word 'toast' into a #1 hit" or perhaps a joke "haha... Remember that time toast stopped me from committing suicide ... Ha ... Haha" I hear she writes lyrics for sesame street now. I'd love to pay out this song some more but it's getting dark in this park
by Phil on 1/19/2009 2:48pm
awful...
by Oy on 1/27/2009 3:25pm
I LOVE THIS SONG TOO:)
by wisdom phanga on 2/7/2009 10:57am
life as really as it sounds in thas song
by James Read on 2/13/2009 10:40am
I love this song, the lyrics are so inspiring. Truly precious
by Phil Reid on 2/15/2009 4:38am
I thought this song was by Alanis Morrisette?
by Alex Wong on 2/16/2009 7:01am
After years that i lost touch with it, i still make it a point to listen to it once a while to inspire me..
by Vitalik on 2/26/2009 4:59am
I can see this song has inspired plenty of people. The same it has done with me. When my mood is not very high, I'm just listening to it. Loudly!
by ;) *!ElO!* ;) on 6/3/2009 12:07pm
The melody 2 the songs realy good bt whn i saw the lyrics i was lyk wtf bt lyk al in al the songs dopest n puts a smile on me face =) Xx
by jeca on 6/9/2009 8:11am
song is wonderful,but lyrics are stupid,but still love song because of melody .....:)))
by jack2929 on 6/10/2009 2:36pm
well i like the song, its good that so many ppl commented. i dont know what the msg is but song surely it good to listen
by Hahaha on 7/5/2009 4:45am
These are the WORST lyrics evaaa! Get a life toast eater!
by Bri Vee on 7/10/2009 12:51pm
Worst lyrics ever. Haven't heard from her in a while, probably died of shame (in agony).
by What the Heck! on 7/25/2009 2:46pm
I challenge the hypocritical and cynical commentators to shut the ***k up. Show me the song you have ever written before giving such stupid comments
by Kirsty on 8/14/2009 8:07am
I like the song but the lyrics are god awful!
by Mele-Lou on 9/15/2009 10:45pm
Apparently this WAS voted the WORST lyrics written within this decade according to statistics LOL
by anon on 9/29/2009 5:46am
Baldy man zinged it haha, but seriously, who cares if the song is good and catchy, good lyrics are essential, unless you are an imbecile.
by Sue on 10/4/2009 6:01am
This is one of my fav songs . Thanks to Deborah Thebba who so eloquently put the critics of this song to shame.
by Adlane on 10/25/2009 11:34pm
listening to such a song in low spirits moments is quite useful, it's damn uplifting
by mandla on 11/27/2009 7:55am
i really love this song no matter what ppl say. indeed life cn be fine if u really want to
by henk on 11/27/2009 12:32pm
i guess the singer wrote the words in a hurry. they prove that you can still have a good song with shitty lyrics, because the arrangement is very skilfull. the opposite doesn't work, imagine shakespeare over kenny g.
by sammy on 12/22/2009 2:51am
this song really inspires me,since primary school when i was still a little kid,i used to listen to this song though i dint knew the artist,now am a grown up n still i like the song...mmmh gosh!thaks des ree
by hope on 1/28/2010 1:50am
this song really inspire's me,it lift's my spirit each time am down,making me understand that life is full of up's and down's,teaching me that all my dream's cannot be achieved in one day,and giving me a reason to love life.it's simply a master piece.....thank's des'ree
by ss on 2/3/2010 3:09pm
great
by Benedict Zulu on 2/13/2010 1:35pm
Its actually a good a song 2gether with the lyrics coz thoz bustards putting fucked up comments cnt understand & imagine wat 2 go thru wen comin up with lyrics so shut the fuck up u haters
by Candice on 3/5/2010 7:36pm
I LOVE THIS SONG!
by janica-phil on 3/13/2010 5:35pm
the first time i heard the song,i wanna dance because of its good beat..but when i saw the lyrics..what a big question mark!?? i don't get the connections.!.anyway.. thumbs up..^_^
by Likey girl on 4/3/2010 6:59pm
Let it burn ur f.....g head haters,dis song still one of ma best since i waz a little kid!and nw God bless de'sree,u rock.
by blazonry on 5/7/2010 1:19am
it's cool! it relieves me from stress.. never mind the lyrics just really like the melody!!c", )
by Spingo on 5/19/2010 9:09pm
oooh life i can't spell, i'm scared of the well, at the bottom of the garden doo doo do doodoo
by Andy Walas on 5/27/2010 6:56am
As I'm reading the lyrics, I can see that the meaning is revealed via a contradiction. A contradiction between the first 3 verses where she a pitiful, fearful, prejudiced girl and the latter 2 verses where she is reckless, with no fears and in the bottom line, happy. Something like LIFE happened and it's revealed to her... Just LIVE. If this is the matter, I think these are really beautiful, inspired lyrics.
by Justin Bieber on 6/9/2010 9:50pm
Wow.. um.. this song is..um..how do i put this.. terrible? Who rhymes toast with ghost? Only musical geniuses like me can write REAL music.
by kristoni on 8/9/2010 11:58pm
oh P.s JUSTIN BEIBER.... you are a kid whose has had his 15 min worth of fame and will fade to this distant where are they now kids..... grow up a bit and when you learn what love really is THEN SING ABOUT IT! you cant sing a song you dont feel, she is a true artist, your a wannabe.
by ABAYOMI OKANLAWON on 9/5/2010 9:39am
THE FIRST STANZA OF THE SONG IS APPLICABLE IN ..ABA,ABIA STATE ..NIGERIA
by U haterz on 9/23/2010 4:32am
This song is better than Geoffery Archer!
by no name on 9/27/2010 9:52am
:))
by dina on 9/28/2010 1:12am
it s just like looking at a piece of abstract art...
by kate on 10/9/2010 7:24am
lyrics reveal little but melody and strength of voice are uplifting. Chorus is uplifting...and by itself powerful
by FREAKY LADY on 11/3/2010 10:13am
IT'S ALL ABOUT LIFE, GUYS!!!
by filcon on 11/15/2010 8:45am
i understand now. some people love the music and others love the lyric. no one is perfect.
by This song is balls on 11/21/2010 1:07pm
see above
by Nedjari Souad on 1/21/2011 7:55am
These song always remind me about my childhood
by harrison brucez on 1/28/2011 10:20am
since my childhood i luv dis song to its innermost core.thanx des'ree.
by Retno savitri on 2/6/2011 4:49am
i love this song!
by Candy on 2/24/2011 1:10am
All the fuckers hating cant even write a nursery hymn! Pliz if u think u better why dont u try outdoing that? Get a life!!
by GuiLLeLiFe on 3/17/2011 7:38am
Take it easy! Just fun!
by Ernest agi on 3/17/2011 4:23pm
The first time i heard the song,i felt i waz in heaven.it waz a nice one to lizten to.God blez her wherever she is.
by Yupyup on 3/17/2011 10:47pm
Agree with the above! you can't tell someone else how they should feel about a song =/ or a book or whatever has affect on us. Everyone's different and there's always something that will not be as equally important to you as the person next to you. I like what someone said before about life not making sense and this song not making sense. there definately is more to it than meets the eye and obviously the people that don't look past the lyrics are more of the type that want things specified and straight up :) It ain't always about the lyrics either, some ppl just like the tune ;) there's more to life than criticising a song someone wrote about how they see life guys...y don't y'all just get along? lol peace out!
by Shaun on 4/7/2011 12:23am
i like the song but the lyrics are pretty weird when you read them
by daisy on 4/10/2011 3:57pm
That song is awesome her voice is amazing but why she sung the song life
by Ndoho on 4/12/2011 6:19pm
Happy song
by Sure21 on 4/13/2011 10:00pm
Ok so this is the hold music at my job. I thought I hated the song but the more i listen to it it grows on you. I especially now that I have actually paid attention to the lyrics. They are just hillarious. I mean how random to go from talking about fears in the park to eating toast watching the news? Strange song but I think I have to say I enjoy it.
by Anthony on 5/3/2011 5:12am
yes the lyrics are a bit hard to understand @ times and so is LIFE.strange,clever,comlex,simply stupid whatever. I really love to sing this song and play my guitar.
by Ed on 6/17/2011 1:11pm
This song is so life affirming. Personally, though I would rather see a ghost than have a piece of toast. But that's life, hey guys! Everyone's different!!
by me xxxx on 6/28/2011 12:47pm
i like it but its poinless
by Shingie maponga on 7/8/2011 1:03pm
The simplicity of the lyrics gives the song its uniqueness. Nice singing along. Been listening to it since 98 but didn t know the lyrics or understand the meaning.
by jhade on 7/8/2011 6:46pm
I like it... doesnt matter if its simple... that's what made so effortless and a winner... imagine it's still played in radios until now...if you can write better, try to beat this song...hehehehehe
by ebo on 8/1/2011 8:08am
simple, catchy and fits both happy n sad moments. I love it.
by Brite chidozie on 8/3/2011 7:27am
I love this song very much, since my high school, it so great
by MaxCarroll on 8/7/2011 11:23pm
Get a life people, the song sucks. Face it.
by Emmaxco Gillian on 9/15/2011 12:35am
It's a great and awesome song with deep lyrics.
by yawe joe on 9/21/2011 2:03am
*i personaly love the song en everything in it, in my country uganda the highest % adore the song, long live baby des', in fact am in love with yo' gorgeous voice, bigtimes my lady en much love from uganda, msg is keep it burning baby*
by Janefrancis on 10/5/2011 1:53am
Any time i listen to this song, it lifts my moral. Nigerian beb
by Martin O'Kearne on 10/8/2011 10:31am
I would rather shit into my own mouth than listen to this again.
by titbum on 11/16/2011 6:02pm
I'm hungry for toast
by Nsibiet on 12/26/2011 12:53pm
I just luv the lyrics so much i sing d song everyday.it's touching
by Khroochang on 1/16/2012 10:31am
She's got a valid point. A piece of toast is far preferable to a ghost ... especially in a park.
by Citizen Justin on 1/22/2012 3:02am
I work in security and was doing a 14 hour shift last night when this came on the radio. When I heard "I'd rather have a piece of toast" I laughed so hard I had to pull over otherwise I would have crashed the car. Thanks Des'ree for brightening up my shift.
by Ugo Jane on 1/22/2012 9:28am
Song of all seasons! Can't get tired of it
by ROBERT YOHANA SIAHI on 2/9/2012 2:15am
I must confess these lyrics has always been an inpiration in my life,its funny but thats a fact
by Lydia Tunian on 2/10/2012 6:47pm
I love this song it inspires me in my gloomy dark stages of life and challenges me to go on as that is what LIFE is all about.:)
by Kingsley solomon on 3/20/2012 6:20am
Wat complication! Des'ree seems 2 be complex with this one, trading the richness of her lyrics for the beauty of its tune, or rather, she spent time searching for words that rhymes that she forgot the central message she was to pass across.
by Ifeoma, Kd. Nigeria on 3/30/2012 2:09pm
Beautiful song. And it's so new and so refreshing each time I play/enjoy it
by Marrit on 4/3/2012 12:08pm
These lyrics are the worst, seriously. No one should -in any kind of way- publish lyrics this bad, ever. Just don't.. please.
by Artina on 4/24/2012 2:04am
Ok,so who said a great song has to have great lyrics? This song goz down in history as one of the most inspiring songs ' & that to me iz excellent.well done desree & to all the haiters out there- eat shit & die! Im out.
by Wild Child on 5/6/2012 1:34pm
It takes only the wise to decode the hidden meaning of the lyrics. It is not just as you see the words but the interpretation of the song is in the voice and the melody. If you understand life you understand the song.
by agbonma idahosa on 5/15/2012 3:22pm
the song is timeless! Trust me i still jump off my seat to sing and dance to its tune,and more,it means my name 'life is good'
by Me on 5/22/2012 4:17pm
Wild Child....you're an idiot.
by Gift on 6/4/2012 5:32am
The song inspires me a lot...bigup des
by Luv on 6/4/2012 5:35am
Dis song inspires me a lot...bigup des!!!
by John on 7/1/2012 2:31pm
What a fucking terrible song. You live your life by this? You are a fucking idiot Amanda Lamb
by Xolani on 7/6/2012 1:18pm
Dis song is damn gud especial if u knw music,anywy big up 2 desiree
by Xolani on 7/7/2012 3:36am
2 all thoz critisize desiree are jst hypocrites,faders and"bunch of losers",anywy this song is damn gud willy-nilly,I know some people like lyrics and others like songs so 2 me It depend what kind of song with it melody,now on serious note anybdy hate dis song is just pathetic demented lunatic person
by Isewede kingsley on 7/19/2012 1:41am
Were does this inspiration comes from ?. Well done. U are highly gifted and your song has affected me positively. One love.
by Renz on 8/20/2012 12:42am
This is a fun song. I love the chorus and the beat.
by cinta on 10/9/2012 10:06pm
love this song
by profacer on 10/12/2012 6:35am
guys read between the lines
by maggie on 10/17/2012 9:41pm
one of my all-time favourite songs!!!
by robello munje... on 12/19/2012 5:14am
...so lovin' ths song
by mosola bazzi on 1/8/2013 8:12am
one of the songs that made me celebrate life
by Lampardvich on 1/11/2013 10:15am
I believe that many people will get inspired by this melodious music
by Peguy LIONGI on 2/14/2013 12:27am
I really don't know what to say about this fabulous song, but I have noticed that; those kinds of songs appear may be afert a century. believe it or not, that lady was inspired and mervelous;;;;; I love here so much; she is fantastic.
by Mandisa mbuyane eloss(kbn) on 3/31/2013 4:20am
Dis song is woderfll n nyc.i luv des'ree-life.since was 1998 the tym we celebrate SABC 1 SIMUNYE GROOVE ADVERT
by ebrahim on 4/12/2013 4:31am
so love this song best song ever.
by old man george on 8/13/2013 2:42am
Sorry but I think this song is great in fact I have asked for it at my funeral true
by ayuba on 8/17/2013 1:42am
i'm in love with this song
by Kirsty Thomas on 8/17/2013 3:26am
One of my fave songs ever. I've downloaded it from iTunes. When u sit & read the lyrics they do seem shit. However, who gives a flying frog!!? You don't notice when listening to the song. It's awesome ' it works. No weirder than Tori Amos lyrics. Des'ree has amazing voice & Tori is a fucking genius.
by Rafa on 9/1/2013 7:08am
Excelent and greatest song, I love it!, regards and take care
by Nytrydr on 7/28/2015 9:06pm
Whilst I have to admit I quite like this song as a whole, the lyrics are testament to the fact that you don't have to be a talented lyricist to write a catchy hook. Bad poetry has been and will be around for a long time, but, couple it with a catchy tume and theres your Brit award and a couple million quidbucks. Current pop is littered with great examples of this. Besides. Toast IS yummy. You have to concede that. Y so sillyness?
by VINFEL on 3/16/2017 2:04pm
I really love this song...it makes me feel yoghuty and chocolaty....oh life oh lifeeeeee
by hope on 5/16/2023 1:39am
was actually still young but listening to it right now it's a very nice song talks about life and it being ironic








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