poured my first Belvedere,
I sat in rooms, I heard his voice,
the fi nalists saw the light
I kicked off all the traces,
drew a great big breath of life
I was just a number on the clock
Rushing through the madness,
I was dayin' with my life
I had a dream, I had a plan
Resigned myself to freedom
when I gave it to the Lord
Now there's one less monkey
I shook it off, I cut it loose,
One less monkey that I have to feed
I feel so much lighter now,
there's one less monkey on
my self -esteem got jumbled with each kiss
I gave away things precious,
And then I met the perfect man
Now there's one less monkey
I shook it off, I cut it loose,
and that's five, four, three, two
One last monkey that I have to feed
I feel so much lighter now
There's one last monkey on me
There's a jungle full of monkeys
That would love to weigh me down
But I found myself a better way
Now there's one less monkey
Shook it up, cut it loose
and that's five, four, three, two
One less monkey that I have to feed
I feel so much lighter now
There's one less monkey, oh
One less monkey hanging on my back
Shook it up, cut it loose
and that's five, four, three, two
There's less monkey that I have to feed
I feel so much lighter now
Life is so much brighter now
I feel so much higher now
