i’ve been working for five years
turning wrenches and fixing gears
Susie’s still waiting tables
at the 401 diner
how in the world could we forget
the way we talked when we first met?
driving up money mountain
pointing at houses we would get
watching costs keep on rising
it’s enough to make a peaceful man violent
it’s enough to make a better man take up a less honest trade
sitting here in my old lazy boy
on this road in Conshohoken
through the walls i hear the neighbors fighting
Susie’s out doing the shopping
it’s three weeks since she broke the news
i’ve got one more bill on top of union dues
now i’m afraid of every sound at the door
in case my debtors are knocking
watching costs keep on rising
it’s enough to make a peaceful man violent
it’s enough to make a better man take up a less honest trade
younger days have passed me by
and i feel much older than my twenty-five
like a black T-shirt faded to grey
but hey, you and i will survive
i’ve been working for five years
turning wrenches and switching gears
Susie’s still at the diner
flirting with the old timers
it’s three weeks since she broke the news
i’ve got one more bill on top of union dues
but any man could’ve told me
that the years go fast while the days go slow
any man could’ve told me
that the years go fast while the days go slowly by
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words and music by Tim Malley and Christopher Munden
released by Tim Malley on Tim and the 23s, 2006
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