Chorus:Got to get a gripSkin and bones it ain't such a pityIf you think that I'm vain, better shut ya lipI can't explain how to be a fat cityYou gotta live large, better let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pityDon't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lipYa gotta have stones if you're living in the cityIf ya wanna hang loose gotta get a grip Once upon a time I thought I was cool but I don't want to bragOnce I crossed the line I think I musta zigged when I shoulda zagged chorus Same old same old every day if things don't change you're just gonna rot'Cause if you do what you've always done you'll always get what you always got chorus Skin and bones, it ain't such a pityDon't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lipYa gotta have stones if you're living in the cityIf ya wanna hang loose gotta get a grip Who knows for sure yeah without a doubtWhat goes on when the lights go outOr who pulls in when I pull outAnd what is a one-eyed trouser trout? I was so shortsightedNow the wrong been rightedI feel so delightedI get so excited chorus Skin and bones, it ain't such a pityDon't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lipYa gotta have stones if you're living in the cityIf ya wanna hang loose gotta get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pityDon't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lipYa gotta have stones if you're living in the cityIf ya wanna hang loose gotta get a grip You wanna get high in a New York minuteChoke that smoke, honey crack that whipYour head gets deadAs long as you're in itYou wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pityDon't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lipYa gotta have stones if you're living in the cityIf ya wanna hang loose gotta get a grip