Life's Too Serious

We got x-ray specs, security checks
We got CCTV, I'll need to see some ID
We got suspect bags, electronic tags
We got delays on the ground, the tube system's down

Yeah, I've lived in London town and it rocks
So if the jihad comes let's send it back home in a box
The world's moved on, you can't turn back the clocks

But life's too serious
I'm sick of all this hysteria
And everybody's got a theory 'cause
Life's too serious

We got sell-by dates, organic cornflakes
Alternative quacks, bacterial plaque
My blood pressure's high, got the wrong BMI
Hospital stay, must be MRSA - uh-oh

I've been around the block for a stroll
And I've seen a lot of stuff, I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole
You should keep yourself clean but don't swallow everything whole

Because life's too serious
I'd like to go and get delirious
But I had a note from my superiors
And life's too serious

Well you can read the warning signs
And live a life that's perfectly benign
But you should taste the grape, don't leave it on the vine

Well we got climate change, the river looks strange
There's a hole in the net, the third world's in debt
It's a global affair so put your hands in the air
And if it's all got too large, thank God Bono's in charge

I've travelled round the world and I've found
That when you're sitting on a plane
It's hard to keep your feet on the ground
So you should try to make sense but you can't always be profound

Because life's too serious
Everybody seems so devious
It's really not all that mysterious
Life's too serious