The Straight Life

"The Straight Life"
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album Word Pictures
B-side	"Tomorrow Is Forgotten"
Released	October 1968
Recorded	RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	2:40
Label	United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Sonny Curtis
Producer(s)	Bob Montgomery Bobby Goldsboro
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"Autumn of My Life" (1968) "The Straight Life" (1968) "Glad She's a Woman" (1969)

"The Straight Life" is a 1968 song written and originally recorded by Sonny Curtis. It was a top 40 hit for Bobby Goldsboro later that year.

Curtis' version is a track from his album, The Sonny Curtis Style. It reached number 45 on the U.S. country singles chart. Goldsboro's is from his album, Word Pictures. It reached number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Easy Listening chart. It also became a hit in Canada (#19).