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 But I prefer the sunshine A little park right in the center of the town Flowers everywhere, children all around me I'd love it! Landing on a baby's cheek so warm It's wonderful, wonderful That's the life for me That's the life for me That's the life, that's the life for me Elegant conversation (Bright lights, big city) An elevated point of view (That's where I'd go) Intelluctual stimulation And someone you love to share it with you It would be wonderful, wonderful That's the life for me That's the life for me That's the life That's the life That's the life That's the life for...