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This song has been in the works for a very long time - we first played in around 2005 or so, and rewrote it for our RV-musical "Wheelhouse" in 2012. This version is even more different, but the lyrics finally feel right to me. Also: The Game of Life by Milton Bradley no longer has "the day of reckoning" in it - and it's probably a more fun game as a result. But the whole "day of reckoning" concept really stuck with me after discovering it in the game as a kid. Hence: this song.

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the wheel is spinning madly
where will it stop? who knows?
in the game of life by milton bradley
pretend you’re wearing someone else’s clothes
the hills are green and sunny
choose one of five careers
you play with piles of paper money
and make a game of all your hopes and fears

what you gonna do?
what you gonna do?
oh, what you gonna do?
what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna

and then you land on marriage
before you say, "I do"
behind you in your plastic carriage
are son and daughter pegs of pink and blue
And now you’ve got descendants
And and now you’ve got some debt
You best provide for your dependents
Yeah you better take what you can get.

what you gonna do?
what you gonna do?
oh, what you gonna do?
what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna

do?
do?
do?
on the day of reckoning?

it's kind of trite to write this
it's not a masterstroke
comparing your life to the game of life is
like a single-entendre dirty joke
Though I admit it, sadly
It’s my obsession now.
In the game of life by Milton Bradley,
It’s impossible to “be here now”
When you’re always wondering

what you gonna do?
what you gonna do?
oh, what you gonna do?
what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna do, what you gonna

do?
do?
do?
on the day of reckoning?

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from Don't Get Too Comfortable (262 songs, vol. 7), released January 2, 2020
Produced and performed by Brendan Milburn.
this song was written by Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Gene Lewin. Copyright 2005, 2012, 2019 by Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda, my hat music (ASCAP) and Zimgar Music (ASCAP)
administered by WB Music Corp

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Brendan Milburn Seattle, Washington

Brendan Milburn is a music teacher and a dad. In his former life he wrote musicals, songs for animated movies, shows for theme parks and cruise lines. He used to play in a band called GrooveLily. Now he has chickens, cats, and kids, and he is making a song a week. ... more

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