PAINTING TASTERS

I am awake by 6 in the morning
I pick up my keys and fall into the car
I hit the road, I can’t help thinking
nothing to drink and no stops in the bars

I go to work, it’s the same thing each day
Boss signs the checks for us, he’s got all the power
We are like slaves, I can’t help thinking,
wasting our lives for dollars, hour by hour

I get out of work a 8 in the evening
jostle my keys and drag my soul to the car
I tear down the road, I can’t stop thinking
nothing to drink and no stops in the bars

nothing to drink and no stops in the bars
nothing to drink and no stops in the bars

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it’s only human nature
we compete for everything
don’t hate me for what I say
don’t hear the words I sing

hammer on the small man
it’s his fault for being small
hammer on the small man
hammer on the small

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I feel so happy when I get the letter
premium’s up fourteen percent
again
well, that’s great but I run my own business
how am I supposed to pay

god damn I hate my health insurance
the reason most people have jobs
betting on sickness or injury and trouble
either way I always lose

my health insurance
my health insurance

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lord come and take me now
i don’t want to live, so take me out
i’m suffering, without a sound
imprisoned in this tiny room

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i used to be an accountant
stuck in an office job
i found a new vocation
in the agua negra
wetsuit is my protection
hopefully it’s enough
somebody has to clear the drains
i know it’s dangerous

and if a hole appears
i won’t regret the years
keeping the sewers clear
so people can live better

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