'Popsicle Stand' lyrics, rough

[evilbeej]

Again, sanity filter. These are slightly less crap, though they don't scan worth a damn.


dead end job in a dead end town
all the kids think the be-all end-all's goin to the mall
an i know this isn't all there is
i know this isn't all there is

caught up in debt cause i can't keep track
of matching socks or yesterday's lunch
so i think the job's gonna pay my bills
and someday i'll do better
someday i'll do better

make a difference in the world at large
and live to see viable life on mars
and an end to hunger and war and crime
i can do it all when i find the time
when i find a little more time

work toward getting benefits and raises
hey maybe a promotion and some managerial trust
and in a while there's a transfer option
a dream on the horizon to go anywhere other than here
anywhere but still here
still here

gears are turning and clocks are shoving time ahead
life is trickling away down someone else's drain
i know i can give and there's a contribution with my name on
it's out there if i wait a bit and keep working hard
wait and work and
wait and work and
wait and wait and work and work and work

gonna be fifty and supervising shmucks
in a dead end job in a dead end town
if i don't get moving soon
if i don't get this show on the road
gotta get this show on the road

gotta blow this popsicle stand