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All of your family had to kill to survive,
All of your family had to kill to survive,
and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive.
and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive.
But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive.
But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive.


Welcome to the workin' week.
Welcome to the workin' week.
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.
Welcome to the workin' week.
Welcome to the workin' week.
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.


I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right
I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right
when you only read about it in books.
when you only read about it in books.
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced
that you never even bother to look.
that you never even bother to look.
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land,
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land,
Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler
Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler
running out of hands?
running out of hands?


Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.
Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.

Revision as of 09:11, 18 March 2006

Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired

and you can have anyone that you have ever desired,

all you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why.


Welcome to the workin' week.

Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.

Welcome to the workin' week.

You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.

All of your family had to kill to survive,

and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive.

But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive.


Welcome to the workin' week.

Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.

Welcome to the workin' week.

You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.


I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right

when you only read about it in books.

Spend all your money gettin' so convinced

that you never even bother to look.

Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land,

Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler

running out of hands?


Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.