Every night I grab life by the neck Drag it up ten flights of steps And throw it naked upon the bed What's it all about It's my island My friends all said that it's a dead end But they got it all wrong, it's like a loose friend I had some before, now I want it all It's all just at my beckon call All that walks and half that crawls This is it and this is all What's it all about It's my island I had it before I was a boyfriend I had it before all the money was spent I had some before, now I want it all Sometimes I get the gift of gab Then everything is up for grabs Mr. Yahweh gets the tab What's it all about It's my island This world ain't got a thing to show me Ain't got a quarter of what it owes me I had some before, now I want it all I get up with the morning light Grab the oyster, take a bite And send it back if it ain't right What's it all about It's my island This whole world is here to serve me In actual fact it don't deserve me I had some before, now I want it all