Released: November 11, 1981
Songwriter: Rod Temperton
Producer: The Jacksons
[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
When the world is on your shoulder
Gotta straighten up your act and boogie down
If you can't hang with the feelin'
Then there ain't no one who's gonna put you down
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons & (Michael Jackson)]
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
Groove, let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all (Live life off the wall)
Live your life off the wall
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
You can shout out all you want to
'Cause there ain't no sin in folks all getting loud
If you take the chance and do it
Then there ain't no one who's gonna put you down
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons]
So tonight, gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove, and let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all
Live your life off the wall
[Bridge: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Do what you wanna do
There ain't no rules it's up to you
(Ain't no rules, it's all up to you)
It's time to come alive
And party on right through the night (All right)
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson]
Gotta hide your inhibitions
Gotta let that fool loose deep inside your soul
Want to see an exhibition, ah-hee
Better do it now before you get too old
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons]
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove, let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all (Live life off the wall)
Live your life off the wall
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove (Shake my hand)
Let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
[Outro: The Jacksons]
Live it off the wall, life ain't bad at all
Live it off the wall, life ain't bad at all
Live it off the wall
(How you doin'? Woo, listen...)
When the world is on your shoulder
Gotta straighten up your act and boogie down
If you can't hang with the feelin'
Then there ain't no one who's gonna put you down
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons & (Michael Jackson)]
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
Groove, let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all (Live life off the wall)
Live your life off the wall
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
You can shout out all you want to
'Cause there ain't no sin in folks all getting loud
If you take the chance and do it
Then there ain't no one who's gonna put you down
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons]
So tonight, gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove, and let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all
Live your life off the wall
[Bridge: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Do what you wanna do
There ain't no rules it's up to you
(Ain't no rules, it's all up to you)
It's time to come alive
And party on right through the night (All right)
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson]
Gotta hide your inhibitions
Gotta let that fool loose deep inside your soul
Want to see an exhibition, ah-hee
Better do it now before you get too old
'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way
[Chorus: The Jacksons]
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove, let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all (Live life off the wall)
Live your life off the wall
So tonight gonna leave this nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
C'mon and groove (Shake my hand)
Let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
[Outro: The Jacksons]
Live it off the wall, life ain't bad at all
Live it off the wall, life ain't bad at all
Live it off the wall
(How you doin'? Woo, listen...)
more tracks from the album
The Jacksons Live!
- Workin’ Day And Night (Live)
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (Live)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Live)
- Lovely One (Live)
- Rock With You (Live)
- I’ll Be There (Live)
- Movie And Rap, Including Excerpts Of: I Want You Back / Never Can Say Goodbye / Got To Be There (Liv
- She’s Out Of My Life (Live)
- This Place Hotel (Live)
- Off The Wall (Live)
- Things I Do For You (Live)
- Opening / Can You Feel It (Live)
- Ben (Live)
- Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save (Live)
From the albums
- The Jacksons Live! (1981)
- The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection (2013)
The Jacksons popular songs
- Blame It on the Boogie
- This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)
- Can You Feel It
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
- Torture
- State of Shock
- Push Me Away
- Lovely One
- Wondering Who
- The Hurt
- Wait
- Music’s Takin’ Over
- Good Times
- Your Ways
- Enjoy Yourself
- Time Waits For No One
- Goin’ Places
- Dreamer
- If You’d Only Believe
- Give It Up
- Harley
- Be Not Always
- Living Together
- Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl