Richard's New Job

The hiring man extended his hand

Telling me, "Please think it through"

I said, "Oh, my God, I think a lot

Is that what you'll need me to do?"

I started the next week, the phone on my right cheek

Calling and making the sell

I said, "Thanks so much, let's keep in touch"

They'd tell me to please go to hell

Well, a fool counts days, and inch by inch, he'll age

And a man needs a mission that can guide him through the haze

And way back when, you didn't know me then

I'd sleep through a Monday like it's only just pretend

After a short time and really a quick climb

Hiring man pulled me in

"Now you'll watch the machine, the words on the screen

It's easy," he said with a grin

So, here I reside, yes, I took it in stride

Thumbing my way through a book

Again and again, my beeping friend

We'll march till we ring off the hook

Well, a fool counts days, and inch by inch, he'll age

And a man needs a mission that can guide him through the haze

And way back when, you didn't know me then

I'd sleep through a Monday like it's only just pretend

The job has been all right, I'm out in the daylight

The world has been letting me in

And now that I'm real, entitled to feel

I don't quite know where to begin