Monday!!

[Verse 1]
Tranquility flows over me, un disturbed
Such sweet sleep, peaceful dreams, un perturbed
Oh, oh, Monday morning

[Verse 2]
Alarm clock sounding, hangover pounding
Cats and kids bitching, hide in the kitchen
Coffee for caffeine, quick smoke nicotine
Train in an hour, shave in the shower

[Verse 3]
Standing on the platform, newspapers soft porn
Men in grey suits, sandwiches two fruit
Train at the station, such frustration
Only room for standing, all of us crammed in

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Verse 4]
Oh, oh, oh, Monday, Monday
Sitting in my chair, paperwork everywhere
Boss is out of town, shuffle papers 'round
Phone starts ringing, "Muzak" band singing
Bad teeth flashing, ears get a bashing

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Verse 5]
Blonde at the counter, reps want to mount her
Heads behind partitions, on secret missions
Rush to the lunchroom, have to get the best spoon
Smells like a deli, soaps on the telly

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Bridge]
Throbbing pain in my neck,
the second hand on the clock barely moves
Slumped at my desk, the nerd behind me disapproves
Monday afternoon drags on

[Instrumental]

[Verse 7]
Time for a pep talk, (stand up, power walk)
Lift your hands in the air, (high fives everywhere)
Back to work, that was fun, (don't have another one)
Didn't work, fell asleep, nerd says "wake up creep."

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Verse 8]
So much filing, why are you smiling?
Draw is out of place , blank look on face
Last hour dreaming, life lacks meaning
Signal: (cough cough ) that means "knock off"

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Verse 9]
Back to the station, more frustration
Trains are running late, kid says "fucking great"
Ties at half mast , train here at last
No chance of a seat, headphones, smelly feet

[Chorus]
Rat race, rat race

[Verse 10]
Key goes in the door, briefcase on the floor
Cat gets a kick, wife gets a kiss
Beer from the fridge door, suck it down one more
Wife knows better but has to say, "Darling, how was your day?"

[Chorus]
It was a rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race