Lust For Life

This song is about Iggy Pop's lifestyle as a hard-living heroin addict and was used in the 1996 movie Trainspotting, where drug abuse was a central theme.

[Verse 1] Here comes Johnny Yen again With the liquor and drugs and the flesh machine He's gonna do another striptease Hey man, where'd you get that lotion? I been hurting since I bought the gimmick About something called love Yeah, something called love Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens [Chorus] Well, I'm just a modern guy Of course I've had it in the ear before 'Cause I've a lust for life 'Cause I've a lust for life [Verse 2] I'm worth a million in prizes With my torture film, drive a GTO Wear a uniform all on a government loan I'm worth a million in prizes Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk No more beating my brains No more beating my brains With the liquor and drugs With the liquor and drugs [Chorus] Well, I am just a modern guy Of course, I've had it in the ear before 'Cause I've a lust for life (lust for life) 'Cause I've a lust for life I got a lust for life Got a lust for life Oh a lust for life Oh a lust for life A lust for life I got a lust for life I got a lust for life Well, I am just a modern guy Of course I've had it in the ear before Well I've a lust for life 'Cause I've a lust for life [Verse 3] Well, here comes Johnny Yen again With the liquor and drugs, and the flesh machine I know he's gonna do another striptease Hey man, where'd you get that lotion? Your skin starts itching once you buy the gimmick About something called love Oh, love, love, love Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens [Chorus] Well, I am just a modern guy Of course I've had it in the ear before And I've a lust for life (Lust for life) 'Cause I've a lust for life (Lust for life) Got a lust for life Yeah a lust for life I got a lust for life Oh a lust for life I got a lust for life Yeah a lust for life I got a lust for life A lust for life Lust for life Lust for life A lust for life (Lust for life) (Lust for life)