Got to get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity if you think i'm vain, better shut ya lip i can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city if ya wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip - rip Once upon a crime i thought i was cool But i don't want to brag Once i crossed the line i think i musta Zigged when i shoulda zagged Got to get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity if you think i'm vain, better shut ya lip i can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city Same old, same old every day if things don't change you're just gonna rot 'Cause if you do what you've always done You've always get what you've always got (uuh, could that be nothing) Got to get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity if you think i'm vain, better shut ya lip i can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city if ya wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip Who knows for sure without a doubt What goes on when the lights go out Or who pulls in when i pull out And what is a one-eyed trouser trout i was so shortsighted Now the wrong been righted i feel so delighted i get so excited Got to get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity if you think i'm vain, better shut ya lip i can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city if ya wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city if ya wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip You wanna get high in a new york minute Choke that smoke, honey crack the whip Your head gets dead as long as you're in it You wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't ya gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're livin' in the city if ya wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip