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WHITE COLLAR WORKER

Step out through the door
Packed lunch and fastened tie
Walk along and stare at the floor
Pull your car into lane
It's like another day at school
The guy next door is thinking the same
Reversing into the space
Lock your door, display your card
Don't forget your leather bound case
Quickly wave to the guard
Stifled coughs in the lift
A photograph identity card

How can you sleep at night?
Your soul is black, your collar's white
What do you aspire to
When you're standing at the bus stop second from the back of the queue?
What do you aspire to, standing at the bus stop second from the back of the queue? How can you sleep at night?
White collar worker, white collar worker
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five,
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five!

Grey desk, swivel chair
You wonder if they've noticed
That you may be slightly losing your hair
Numbers on the screen
Coffee thermoplastic cups
Fall sideways from the faulty machine
The seconds tick in your mind
It never stops day or night
You find it really hard to unwind
The tax deductible cheque
That dangles like a carrot
From the noose that tightens 'round your neck

How can you sleep at night?
Your soul is black, your collar's white
What do you aspire to
When you're standing at the bus stop second from the back of the queue?
What do you aspire to, standing at the bus stop second from the back of the queue? How can you sleep at night?
White collar worker, white collar worker
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five,
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five!

Working late overtime
You miss the rush hour traffic
But you rarely reach home before nine
Fall asleep in your food
You try to kiss the missus
But she never seems to be in the mood
Observe the nine o'clock news
Waiting for the sitcoms
That never fail to keep you amused
Jokes about working life
Another day another dollar
Working for the nine to five...
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five
Nine to five, nine to five, nine to five, nine to five!

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from Zero Visibility (Experiments With Truth) LP (Full Session), released October 19, 1999

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Four Letter Word Cardiff, UK

Punk rock band formed in 1991 in Cardiff, U.K. Released debut EP in 1995, debut album in 1998 on BYO Records. Toured U.S./Canada in 1998. Released second album on BYO in 1999 before Trade Mark issues with the first of many name claimers. FLW fought and won and soldiered on releasing two further albums and a handful of EPs, toured the U.S. again, before in 2011 they called it a day after 20 years. ... more

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