Quiet Life
Composer(s): Ray Davies
Performer(s): Ray Davies



Something's happenin' but I'm just gonna turn a blind eye.
If I see no evil, ask no questions, and I hear no lies
Can't communicate with minds that are small
With some people it's like talkin' to the wall 
And a fellow who walks away
lives to battle another day 
And I've really got no appetite for a fight
Not tonight 

All I want is a quiet life
Anything for a quiet life 
No ambition to rock the boat 
When I can just stay afloat

Be content with a quiet life 
All I want is a quiet life 
Anything for a quiet life 
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil at all
Confidentially, between these walls
I'm on top of it all

I'd rather have 'em think I'm deaf, dumb, and blind 
Than aggravation every time I speak my mind 
Keep schtum and have a quiet life
Anything for a quiet life

I could easily blow my top
Start a row
But why start now? 

Give your daddy a quiet life
Give your mother a quiet life
Anything for a quiet life

(instrumental section)

Give your daddy a quiet life
Give your mother a quiet life
Anything for a quiet life
Confidentially, between these walls
I'm on top of it all