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Talk Talk – Life's What You Make It (1985) | Track profile | Dork

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The Colour of Spring
Life's What You Make It

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Life's What You Make It

Release date: 1985

From The Colour of Spring

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About This Track

"Life's What You Make It" is a track by Talk Talk, from the album The Colour of Spring , released 1985. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Life's What You Make It

[Verse 1]

Baby, life's what you make it

Can't escape it

Baby, yesterday's favourite

Don't you hate it?

[Chorus]

(Everything's all right)

Life's what you make it

(Everything's all right)

[Verse 2]

Baby, life's what you make it

Don't backdate it

Baby, don't try to shade it

Beauty's naked

[Chorus]

(Everything's all right)

Life's what you make it

(Everything's all right)

What you make it

[Verse 3]

Baby, life's what you make it

Celebrate it, anticipate it

Yesterday's faded, nothing can change it

Life's what you make it

[Chorus]

(Everything's all right)

Life's what you make it

(Everything's all right)

Life's what you make it

(Everything's all right)

(Everything's all right)

(Everything's all right)

Make it, make it

(Everything's all right)

Life's what you make it

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Track details

From The Colour of Spring

1985

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Mark Hollis, Tim Friese-Greene
Producer: Tim Friese-Greene
Drums: Lee Harris
Guitar: David Rhodes
Background Vocals: Paul Webb
Mellotron: Tim Friese-Greene
Organ: Tim Friese-Greene
Percussion: Martin Ditcham
Piano: Mark Hollis