It's My Life

* London
* Broadway

### Sung By

Jordan Luke Gage, Oliver Tompsett, Cassidy Janson, Miriam-Teak Lee, Tim Mahendran, Ensemble(London)
Ben Jackson Walker, Stark Sands, Betsy Wolfe, Lorna Courtney, Philippe Arroyo, Ensemble
(Broadway)

### As

Romeo Montague, William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, Juliet Capulet, Francois Du Bois, The Players

### Writer(s)

Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora
Max Martin

## Chronology

### Next

Love Me Like You Do

**It's My Life** is the fourteenth song and Act One finale in *& Juliet.* After William Shakespeare brings Romeo back to life, Romeo makes his way to Paris to find Juliet. However, Juliet has already moved on and is getting ready to marry Francois unbeknownst to Romeo. Romeo is finally able to literally take back his life, whereas Juliet is able to take back her life metaphorically from her parents, as they both remind themselves "It's MY Life".

## Lyrics

* London
* Broadway

**[ROMEO (AND ENSEMBLE)]**

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted

No silent prayer for the faith-departed

And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd

You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud (Romeo!)

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life, my heart is like an open highway

And I'm just gonna do it my way

I just wanna live while I'm alive

'Cause it's my life

**[ANNE HATHAWAY]**

[spoken]

Well, William, I hope you're very impressed with yourself

**[WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE]**

[spoken]

You know what? I really am. Ha ha

**[WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (AND ENSEMBLE)]**

This is for the ones who stood their ground

(Romeo, Romeo, Romeo!)

For Romeo and Juliet who never backed down

(Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo!)

Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake

**[SHAKESPEARE AND ROMEO]**

Luck ain't even lucky, got to make your own breaks

**[ROMEO]**

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life, my heart is like an open highway

**[SHAKESPEARE]**

Like Frankie said

**[FRANCOIS]**

I did it my way

**[ROMEO]**

I just wanna live while I'm alive

'Cause it's my life

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

April! I'm engaged! Again!

So much is happening in so little time!

**[APRIL]**

[spoken]

So much is happening and whatever happens, I will be here for you, and you will be... fine

**[JULIET (AND ANNE)]**

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life (my life)

My heart is like an open highway (open highway)

And I'm just gonna do it my way (do it my way)

I just wanna live while I'm alive

(I just wanna live while I'm alive)

**[SHAKESPEARE]**

[spoken]

Go Romeo! You're her only hope. You're back from the dead!

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

I know! It's super dope!

**[SHAKESPEARE]**

[spoken]

Ugh

**[SHAKESPEARE AND ANNE]**

Better stand tall when they're calling you out

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

**[ROMEO (AND JULIET)]**

It's my life

(It's my life)

It's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

(It's my life)

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

And I'm just gonna do it my way

**[JULIET]**

I just wanna live while I'm alive

**[(ENSEMBLE)]**

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

It's Romeo! Here for art thou, Romeo!

(Alive)

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

Romeo? You're alive?

(Alive)

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

I'm alive. And I came back for my wife!

(Alive)

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

Oh, shit

**[ROMEO]**

It's my life!

**[ROMEO (AND ENSEMBLE)]**

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted

No silent prayer for the faith-departed

And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd

You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud (Romeo!)

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life, my heart is like an open highway

And I'm just gonna do it my way

I just wanna live while I'm alive

'Cause it's my life

**[ANNE HATHAWAY]**

[spoken]

Well, William, I hope that you're very impressed with yourself

**[WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE]**

[spoken]

You know what? I really am.

**[WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (AND ENSEMBLE)]**

This is for the ones who stood their ground

(Romeo, Romeo, Romeo!)

For Romeo and Juliet who never backed down

(Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo!)

Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake

**[SHAKESPEARE AND ROMEO]**

Luck ain't even lucky, got to make your own breaks

**[ROMEO]**

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life, my heart is like an open highway

**[SHAKESPEARE]**

Like Frankie said

**[FRANCOIS]**

I did it my way

**[ROMEO]**

I just wanna live while I'm alive

'Cause it's my life

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

April! I can't believe I'm engaged again.

So much is happening in such a short time.

**[APRIL]**

[spoken]

So much is happening but whatever happens, I will be here for you, and you will be... fine

**[JULIET (AND ANNE)]**

It's my life, it's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life (my life)

My heart is like an open highway (open highway)

And I'm just gonna do it my way (do it my way)

I just wanna live while I'm alive

(I just wanna live while I'm alive)

**[SHAKESPEARE]**

[spoken]

Go Romeo! You're her only hope. You're back from the dead!

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

I know! It's super dope!

**[SHAKESPEARE AND ANNE]**

Better stand tall when they're calling you out

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

**[ROMEO (AND JULIET)]**

It's my life

(It's my life)

It's now or never

And I ain't gonna live forever

(It's my life)

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

And I'm just gonna do it my way

**[JULIET]**

I just wanna live while I'm alive

**[(ENSEMBLE)]**

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

Juliet, it's Romeo! Here for art thou, Romeo!

(Alive)

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

Romeo? You're alive?

(Alive)

**[ROMEO]**

[spoken]

I'm alive. And I came back for my wife!

(Alive)

**[JULIET]**

[spoken]

Oh, shit

**[ROMEO]**

It's my life!