The Bitch of Living

[MORITZ] God, I dreamed there was an angel Who could hear me through the wall As I cried out, like in Latin "This is so not life at all! Help me out, out of this nightmare," Then I heard her silver call She said: "Just give it time, kid I come to one and all" She said, "Give me that hand, please And the itch you can't control Let me teach you how to handle All the sadness in your soul Oh, we'll work that silver magic Then we'll aim it at the wall" She said, "Love may make you blind, kid But I wouldn't mind at all" [BOYS (OTTO)] It's the bitch of living (Bitch, just the bitch) Nothing but your hand (Just the bitch, yeah) Just the bitch of living As someone, you can't stand [GEORG] See, each night, it's like, fantastic Tossing, turning, without rest 'Cause my day's at the piano With my teacher and her breasts And the music's, like, the one thing I can even get at all And those breasts! I mean God, please Just let those apples fall [BOYS] It's the bitch of living (Bitch, ah ah ah) With nothing going on, nothing going on Just the bitch of living Asking, "what went wrong?" Do they think we want this? Oh, who knows? [ERNST] See, there's showering at gym class [HANSCHEN] Bobby Maler, he's the best Looks so nasty in those khakis [ERNST] God, my whole life's, like, some test [OTTO] Then there's Marianna Wheelan As if she'd return my call [HANSCHEN] It's like, just kiss some ass, man Then you can screw 'em all [BOYS] All... [MELCHIOR & BOYS] It's the bitch of living It's the bitch of living And living in your head In your head It's the bitch of living And sensing God is dead [MORITZ & BOYS, MELCHIOR] It's the bitch of living You watch me, just watch me And trying to get ahead I'm calling, and one day It's the bitch of living Just gettin' out of bed All will know It's the bitch of living, living All will know Living and getting what you get Just the bitch of living [BOYS] And, Knowing this is it God, is this it? This can't be it Oh God, what a bitch!