I'd Rather Be Anywhere Else (Than Here Today)

Don't start that talking, 
You could talk all night.
My mind was sleepwalking,
While you’re trying to make it right.

Call careers information,
I need to get myself an occupation. 
Lonely days are here to stay,
Welfare checks are on their way,
And I would rather be anywhere else than here today.   

Permanent vacation,
I won’t even crack a smile,
But it’s no celebration,
Lining up in the handout mile.

A hundred men for one position, 
One more job with one condition. 
Lonely days are here to stay,
Welfare checks are on their way,
And I would rather be anywhere else than here today.   

Workman’s comp is up for grabs,
I could drive a taxicab, 
I could get some overtime
For all my gifts come Christmastime
With the cabbies from Seattle dodging all the crime.   

But there's no danger,
It's a professional career.
Though it could be arranged,
With just a word in Mr. Biden's ear.
If I’m out of luck or out of work,
He could bury me in paperwork. 
I would rather be anywhere else than here today,
I would rather be anywhere else than here today,
I would rather be anywhere else than here today.

I'd Rather Be Anywhere Else Than Here Today

Brett Gordon 7