Work Harder

Okay, I should have worked harder After waking up at five, working outside with no break Lifting tents half my weight, with swimming pools for shoes Getting kisses from mosquitoes And attitude from well-to-do fathers of two After the nine-hour work day I should have sat down at the bench Found a pleasant melody and lyrics that make sense Rewrite and rewrite and rewrite I'll get back to it later Maybe while I'm filling at the roastery I should step aside, post my demos online Ask people what they like Calculate responses, make a presentation That is optimistic, sentimental, a paid vacation Get back to my desk to see the order isn't filled Get on bad terms with the boss Get on with it, I know the drill After a summer working full-time to pay my student loans This dropout should have just walked home Cooked dinner, done the dishes Kiss the girlfriend, walk the dog Then stay up til three Crossing lines out of notebooks for eternity Cross the country to hear "that's not what we need"