What CAKE(Band) song has the lyrics "How can you afford this American lifestyle"?

Answer 1

The lyrics are "How can you afford this rock and roll lifestyle"

ARTIST: Cake
ALBUM: Motorcade of Generosity (1994)
TITLE: Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle


Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly,
how much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you, or your parents, in this income tax bracket?

Now, tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs
is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
that proves you were there, that you heard of them first?

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CHORUS:

Now how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle...
Ohhhh tell me..

ah yeah
ahh right
ahh right
ahh yeah
ahh right
ohh
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How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
the one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will HE pay for a brand-new guitar,
one which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?

ahh yeah
ahhh yeah
ahh yeah
ahh right
ha! ahhhh haaaa haa haa
oh no..

Aging black leather and hospital bills..
And tatoo removal and dozens of pills.
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
but rock on completely with brand new components.

CHORUS

So good, ahh baby...

Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Your destruction doesnt hurt them,
your chaos won't covert them.
They're so happy to rebuild it.
You'll never really kill it off.
Yeah,
Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinkin' what they're selling.
Excess ain't rebellion ahhhh.
You're drinkin', you're drinkin' ahh yeah
you're drinkin' what they're selling..

ahhh
yeah
ahhh right
ahhh
yeah!
ahhhhhhhh right

Answer 2

Cake Band Lyrics

Answer 3

It's called Rock and Roll Lifestyle!

Answer 4

uhm...

i know there's a song called "how do you afford this rock and roll lifestyle," but i haven't heard "American"

Answer 5

Rock-n-Roll Lifestyle is the closest, but it doesn't quite say that:

Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly
How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather Jacket?
Is it you or you parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts, and drinking at clubs
Sometimes for music that you haven't even herd of

And how much did you pay for your rock and roll T-shrit,
That proves you were there, that you heard of them first?

Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
Oh, tell me.
Oh yeah, alright.
Alright.
ah yeah
alright oh.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?

And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar,
One he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?

And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
(As long, aw yeah aw awwww)
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Yeah, aw, yeah, aw, yeah, all-right!
Huh, oh haw how huh

Aging black leather
And hospital bills
And tattoo removal
And dozens of pills

Your liver pays dearly now
For youthfull magic moments
But rock on completely
With some brand new components

Now, how do you afford you rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
All-right, aw yeah.
So good.
Oh baby.

Excess ain't rebellion
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
You drinking what they're selling
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
Your self destruction doesn't hurt them
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
Your chaos won't convert them
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
They're so happy to rebuild it
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
You'll never really kill it
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
Aw, yeah...
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
Excess ain't rebellion
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
You drinking what they're selling
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
Ooh, Excess ain't rebellion, ah
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
You drinking, you drinking, aw yeah
(How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?)
You drinking what they're selling
Oh, yeah.
All-right
Oh
Yeah
All........right!

Answer 6

hmmm.. "Rock & Roll Lyfestyle" isn't it?? lol.. I like "I will survive" best.. haven't heard any new material lately.. where did they go? *sighs*

Answer 7

hmm. i think it's "Rock'N'Roll" life style, dear.