I feel used up,
I feel beat down,
I feel dumbstruck,
I feel spun 'round,

Nothing I can do,
I'm just living these rhythm and blues,


I've been cast out,
I've been boxed in,
I've been shoved through,
I've been stretched thin,

Nothing I can do,
I'm just living these rhythm and blues,
Nothing I can say,
Guess I'll just fade away,
Tomorrow will be the same way too


I've been laid low,
I've been hung high,
I've been let go,
I've been passed by,

I've been found lacking,
I've been left wanting,
I've been back-tracking,
I've been head-haunting,


Nothing I can do,
I'm just living these rhythm and blues,
Nothing I can say,
Guess I'll just fade away,
Tomorrow will be the same way too


Wake up hairspray,
Caught up on the freeway,
Slow motion suicide,
Screaming on the inside,

Rushing for the rush hour,
Racing to the rat race,
Paying for the paycheck,
With the lines on your face,

Do what the boss say,
Friday night it's "jeans day",
Vipers and vultures,
Stupid corporate cultures,

2 weeks vacation,
Quiet desperation,
Up at 5 in bed by ten,
tomorrow you'll do it again,

Shut the door,
Make the bed,
Think about the things you said,
Spend the weekend at Ikea, Ikea, Ikea,
Going to shop at Ikea, Ikea, Ikea,

Day and night it's an uphill fight just to make your way,
Good or bad, happy or sad,
No one hears a word I say,

Pat on the head,
Now it's off to bed,
And put money in your IRA,

Daddy fled,
Momma's dead,
God Bless the USA,

It's early to rise,
as industry dies,
and Wallstreet gets its money for free,

Can you spare a dime?
Pay your bills on time,
There's no help for you or for me,

And I don't know how much more I can take,
If I can bear the burden or my back will break,
I feel the forces closing in,
I can hear them outside the door,
And I can't take anymore,
I can hear them outside the door...