“It’s My Life” is the title track to Talk Talk’s sophomore album. It became their only top 40 hit in the US and reached #13 in the UK. The song is about a man in a relationship with a woman who is seeing someone else, and seems to be both wilfully ignorant yet all too conscious of it.
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[Verse 1]
Funny how I find myself in love with you
If I could buy my reasoning, I'd pay to lose
One half won't do
[Pre-Chorus]
I've asked myself, how much do you
Commit yourself?
[Chorus]
It's my life, don't you forget
It's my life, it never ends (It never ends)
[Verse 2]
Funny how I blind myself, I never knew
If I was sometimes played upon, afraid to lose
[Pre-Chorus]
I'd tell myself, what good you do
Convince myself
[Chorus]
It's my life, don't you forget
It's my life, it never ends (It never ends)
[Instrumental]
[Pre-Chorus]
I've asked myself, how much do you
Commit yourself?
[Chorus]
It's my life, don't you forget
Caught in the crowd, it never ends
It's my life, don't you forget
Caught in the crowd, it never ends
It's my life, don't you forget
Caught in the crowd, it never ends
It’s My Life was written by Mark Hollis & Tim Friese-Greene.
It’s My Life was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.
Talk Talk released It’s My Life on Fri Jan 13 1984.