Saturday's Down

THE MORNING CAME A BIT TOO LATE AS USUAL TODAY
THE SUNSHINE MADE ITS CASE AND WAS ABRUPTLY PUSHED AWAY
COFFEE BURNT BEYOND DESCRIPTION, BREAD AS HARD AS STONE
A STRANGER IN THE MIRROR SAID YOU'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ALONE

Chorus: SATURDAY'S DOWN SATURDAY'S DOWN SATURDAY'S DOWN
'TIL IT COMES AROUND AGAIN

SLEEPING THROUGH THE BEST INTENTIONS WELSHING ON THE BET
MONDAY WAITS AROUND THE CORNER TO COLLECT THE DEBT
WHILE THE CLOCK TICKS DOUBLE TIME I STRUGGLE TO KEEP PACE
MIDWAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, I DROP OUT OF THE RACE

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Bridge: AND IF YOU WANT ME TO SAY I LOVE YOU, DROP ANOTHER QUARTER IN THE SLOT
AND IF YOU WANT ME TO SAY I LOVE YOU, TIE YOUR LITTLE FINGERS
IN A KNOT

PRETTY GIRLS AND ICE CREAM CONES AND ROLLER SKATES AND BIRDS
KIDS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES LEARNING ALL OUR DIRTY WORDS
COPS ON HORSEBACK, SLEEPING DRUNKS AND MEN WHO WORK THREE JOBS
BUZZING BUZZERS, RINGING BELLS AND TWISTING LITTLE KNOBS

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