- Recorded at Trianon Studio; Long Beach, CA -1983
- ©Humpback Music
Well, the bank’s got all the money
The Arabs got all the oil
I’m sitting here stuck in rush hour traffic
My blood’s getting ready to boil
Well, it sure takes a lot for successful living
You’ve gotta have a lot a drive
I think I’ll cast my ballot for survival
I just want to stay alive
Well, I just want to stay alive
I just want to stay alive
I’m cutting down corners on the road to glory
I just want to stay alive
Well, we’re looking down the barrel of a loaded gun
Pointed between the eyes
We argue about whose fingers on the trigger
But we better try to realize
That it don’t make a bit of difference
Who’s on the other side
It’s only somebody whose scared to death
Saying I just want to stay alive
I just want to stay alive
Well, I just want to stay alive
I just want to stay alive
I’m cutting down corners on the road to glory
I just want to stay alive
Well, I don’t give a damn about your solution
I just want to stay alive
And I ain’t got time to think about pollution
I just want to stay alive
And I just made a payment on a color TV
So I just want to stay
I just want to stay,
I just want to stay alive
That’s right
Yeah, I just want to stay alive
I just want to keep eating drinking and sleeping and living
And chasing them women
So Donnie take your finger off that button
Cause I got a stack of Merle Haggard records
I’m gonna listening to until the Aliens land
Gonna stay alive
Just saying I don’t want to die I just want to stay alive
Players on I just want to stay alive
- Music and lyrics – Bill Glass
- Arranger – Pat Quinn
- Co-producers – John Vestman and Bill Glass
- Drums – David Crigger
- Bass guitar (electric) Jim Lacefield
- Guitar (electric) – John Vestman
- Piano – Tony Tanner
- Violin – John Vestman
- Lead Vocal & Slide acoustic guitar – Bill Glass
- Background vocals – Silky and her sisters
- Background vocals – John Vestman