words and music by Dan Smullyan
© circa 1983 ROLLO
1. they call me raging' robot i'm a wrestler by trade
my real name is unimportant there's a living to be made
i romp in the ring like a runaway machine
i know i'm winning when the crowd stands and boos
(but it's the life I choose)
yes it's the life i choose
but i can't keep from singing them
wrestler's blues (wrestler's blues)
2. i'm seen on television and in wrestling magazines
the public loves to hate me i guess people fear machines
i talk in the finest b-movie robot style in my promos and post-match interviews
(but it's the life I choose)
yes it's the life i choose
but i can't keep from singing them
wrestler's blues (wrestler's blues)
bridge:
the robot has no pride or human dignity
(but there's a man inside)
that man inside is me
forget the robot his strangle hold and body slam
i want to fight as who i am (wrestler's blues)
3. they'll tell you i don't feel it when i land hard on the mat
they'll tell you i'm just an actor or a circus acrobat
they'll talk of burlesque and the travesty of sport
but they won't tell you i still ache when i lose
(but it's the life I choose)
yes it's the life i choose
but i can't keep from singing them
wrestler's blues (wrestler's blues)
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