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Artist: Devo
Canonical path: /devo/modern-life
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Modern Life
Read Modern Life lyrics by Devo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Modern Life
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It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what it's supposed to be.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
Once the danger was there
But it got tossed from the can.
Too many courts used to carry out the plan.
You try to make a difference
But you're just another man.
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, what you're looking for.)
(Woah-oh, time to let it go.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what it's supposed to be.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it looks like it came from a zoo
(Woah-oh, like it came from a zoo.)
You had a different idea
But now you're just out of luck.
You hunt a bargain just to save a buck.
Now you're still on the job
And it looks like you're stuck.
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it reads better on tv.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
(Time to pay up, mother fucker.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what it's supposed to be.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it looks like it came from a zoo
(Woah-oh, like it came from a zoo.)
You had a different idea
But now you're just out of luck.
You hunt a bargain just to save a buck.
Now you're still on the job
And it looks like you're stuck.
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
(Time to pay up, mother fucker.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what it's supposed to be.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
(Time to pay up, mother fucker.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
It's a modern life
But it's not what you're looking for.
(Woah-oh, it's a modern life.)
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