Day Job

Well the sun comes up about six o' three

And it hides behind the old oak tree

Till the birds on the porch start singing about 7:15

And the coffee can only stay so hot

About forty-two minutes in a broken pot

And so I got to only making enough for me

Well there's no one in this house that'll drink it

And in between the thoughts of you I got to thinking

I oughta get a day job

Oughta find a nine-to-five

Oughta make some money

Oughta let somebody else take up my time

I've been crying

Since you been gone

For all the time I waste on you baby

I oughta get a day job

Well I tried giving my momma a call

Tried watching paint dry on the wall

And I tried

But what's the point of growing grass if it ain't green?

Well the telephone rang 'cause she never picked up

And I honestly don't mind too much

'Cause I know just what she'd tell my daddy

And what she'd say to me

I oughta get a day job

Oughta find a nine-to-five

Oughta make some money

Oughta let somebody else take up my time

I've been crying

Since you been gone

For all the time I waste on you, baby

I oughta get a day job

If I ever get a paycheck

Take it to the bank

Cash it with the teller

Tell him twenty in change

Buy myself a payphone, dial 411

If it's the only way to find you, babe

Hey

I wanna get a day job

Oughta find a nine-to-five

Oughta make some money

Oughta let somebody else take up my time

I've been crying

Since you been gone

For all the time I waste on you, baby

Yeah, for all the time I waste on you, baby

I oughta get a day job

I oughta get a day job