"THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM."
SO WHAT? I DON'T EAT WORMS!


MONDAY MORNIN', YOU WAKE UP AT TEN
A DRUNKEN SUNDAY NIGHT HAS CLAIMED ITS PRICE
YOU DRIVE TO WORK AS FAST AS YOU CAN
"TOO FAST", THE COPS SAY TWICE

HALF AN HOUR LATER, YOU WORK LIKE A HORSE
TRYIN' TO HIDE THAT YOU'RE BLEARY-EYED
THE BOSS COMES TO YOU; HE STOPS YOU BY FORCE
AND SAYS, "KID, YOU ARE FIRED!"

THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO

TUESDAY MORNIN', YOU COME HOME AT FOUR
DRUNK AS A SKUNK BUT STILL DEPRESSED
THERE'S TWO SUITCASES; AND SOMEONE'S LOCKED THE DOOR
BUT YOU AREN'T IMPRESSED

NO, YOU KICK AT THE DOOR; YOU BEAT AND CURSE AND SHOUT
YOUR NEIGHBOURS THINK YOU'RE INSANE
YOU'RE TOO DRUNK TO SEE THAT YOUR GIRL HAS KICKED YOU OUT
AND THEN IT STARTS TO RAIN

THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO

TEN MINUTES LATER, A SQUAD CAR COMES ALONG
YOUR NEIGHBOURS MUST HAVE CALLED THE COPS
YOU TELL THEM THAT THERE MUST BE SOMETHIN' WRONG
BUT YOU RAN OUT OF LUCK

YOU'RE OFF TO THE DRUNK TANK, ALREADY FULL OF MEN
FOUR OF 'EM START TO BEAT YOU UP
NO ONE'S GONNA HELP YOU; YOU AIN'T GOT NO FRIEND
AND THE COPS DON'T GIVE A F. . . . YOU KNOW

THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO

AND IF YOU WONDER WHAT THIS SONG MEANS
PRICK UP YOUR EARS AND LISTEN CLOSELY
IF YOU WAKE UP ONE MORNIN'; AND IT'S ALREADY TEN
WELL, THEN TAKE THE DAY OFF!

COPYRIGHT 1992 ANDRE BOLLIER (SUISA)