When it begun It was only me and a few friends We'll be together till the end You know we're family Wo ...oh oh oh We guarded our home Multi - storey open shelf Livin' here, livin' here by ourselves It's getting crowded here Wo... oh, oh, oh Life on the shelf Oh it's not so bad Life on the shelf The best life we'll ever have Hey, it's me, I'm ALAN I'm her favorite in the pack I am like nobody else Oh, I'm one in a million Trapped here in my stuffed form And, I'm feeling alive I'm feeling alive Yeah, there are things I need to tell you Share and declare to you Yes, I'm feeling alive Feeling alive Life on the shelf Oh, it's not so bad Life on the shelf The best life we've ever had We had our fun Now our time to leave is drawing near Packed in a cardboard box We fear What of our family O... wo Removed from our home Multi–storey, open shelf Cardboard box, oh no it smells There's not much air in here O... wo Life on the shelf Oh it's not so bad Life on the shelf The best life we've ever had Oh it's just a matter of time Now you know we're feeling just fine Please give us a little more time Box of spent toys No more joy Trapped in here With not much air To go around Life on the shelf Oh it's not so bad Life on the shelf The best life we'll ever have