Some people try for a pie in the sky Slavin' away just to have it You could put all of their dreams at our feet We wouldn't bother to grab it They worry and slave, their hours are so long We're skippin' through life with only a song And if trouble's comin' we're gone It's a habit [Chorus ] Cats like us got a whole 'nother scene Our own little walk talk and song We found a sound on the far side of town In a place where all cats can belong In this whole wide world we don't stand a chance But we'll laugh and we'll live and we'll party and dance Forever only to trust cats like us I'm here to report, life is too short To spend it a slave to ambition We gotta have fun before our time is done 'Cause we leave in the same damn condition Some scrimp and save and they always behave But I swear that they're missing the point 'Cause they ain't got the smile and the style Of the cats in this joint