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simpson family hardly spoke

with seven kids

it wasn't a joke

just meeting at night on the sofa

all trying to watch tv

tucked away in north west three

car in the garage

but dad lost the key

so no-one leaves

not even for school

place is a mess

but the game shows are cool

someday

they'll get a life

put away the remote control

smell the roses 'fore you get old

hey you

get a life

turn it off and throw it away

wake up and walk away

'cause grandma

granddad

remember the days

before the one-eyed monster came

nobody listens as they say all this

cause everybody's glued

lunch and dinner in front of the box

nobody moves

if somebody knocks

nobody ever hears the phone

conversation's a memory

someday

they'll get a life

with the remote control in the bin

wave to the world you're living in

one day

they'll get a life

but at the moment

it's out of their reach

a life of luxury on the beach

one fine day

a challenge was thrown

by a man at the door in an escort

all this could be yours" he said with a grin