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What time is it? It 6:47 AM when I look at the clock and cough 6:50, the alarm goes off I stumble to the shower, brush my teeth And get dressed as I try to find something to eat I spot a cookie in the kitchen drawer And at 7:34 I'm out the door Sitting in traffic, no escape I'm gonna be late, work starts at 8 I check my watch and it's 8:03 Finally I arrive at the j-o-b I get to my desk, what's this mess? New projects? I'm already stressed I sit stunned till 8:15 By 8:31 I'm ready to scream 22 messages on my phone I just got here and I wanna go home I wanna go home 9:30, my stomach is startin to ache But I have to wait a half hour for my break Bless, somebody just called in sick Coughin and wheezin, yup, the whole shtick More work for me, it's 10:42 SongtexteSomeone says, "The boss wants to see you" At 10:47 I'm gettin yelled at I was gonna yell back but my voice fell flat I'm still ( ? ) at 11:39 And that's when I'm told they cut my lunch time Mandatory meeting and all I can do is groan I wanna go home I wanna go home (You got to have a job your feet on the table) (You got to have a job to keep the family able) (How long until I can go home?) The afternoon's draggin, it's 2:02 When I'm laggin, avoidin what I'm s'posed to do A co-worker gets on my case Tellin me I need to smile, I hate this place At 3 o'clock I walk outside Standin by the backdoor try to hide Gotta make it till five, then I escape 3:30, they ask me to stay late First I say, "Sure," then I say, "Wait" I can't, I've got an appointment to make Then, at 4:10 they ask again The manager's actin like he's my friend Hmm, let me think about it - no I'm ready to go, see you tomorrow It's 5 o'clock on the dot so you gotta leave me alone It's time to go home Aus Songtexte Mania