I Just Work Here - Steve Forbert

It’s not supposed to be like this

The rat race gotta cease

There’s supposed to be some time to kill

There’s supposed to be some peace

I’ve got a wife and kids in town

And all their names I know

But I’m just here to pay their bills

And hold the status quo

How I’m doing?

Don’t ask me

I just work here, can’t you see?

How I’m doing?

Oh so so.

.

I just work here, I don’t know

It’s not supposed to be like this

There’s supposed to be some fun

The work it takes to make things work

Is all I do is run

I lost my watch a week ago

And still can’t find the time

To buy myself a new one like that old timepiece of mind

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Somewhere there’s a summer

Somewhere things are calm

Somewhere there’s a way to circumnavigate your palm

Somewhere there’s a winter

Somewhere falling snow

Somewhere there’s a way away

From all those thing you know

It’s not supposed to be like this

It’s all too much today

It’s way too complicating now is all I’ve got to say

The ice cream man is down the block

The bell sounds like a dream

He’s just outside the parking lot but miles away it seems

(REPEAT CHORUS)