The Rat Race - ewonee

You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D. I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine You plan your conversation to impress the college bar Just talking about your Mother and Daddy's Jaguar Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf Discussing the worlds situation but just for a laugh You'll be working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don't need The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D. I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time You're working for the rat race You're no friend of mine

Uh ya too rude Uh eh Oh what a rat race Oh, what a rat race Oh, what a rat race This is the rat race Rat race (rat race) Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket Oh, what a rat race, yeah Rat race Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a In this sphere rat race, yeah Rat race I'm singing that When the cat's away The mice will play Political violence fill ya city, ye ah Don't involve rasta in your say say Rasta don't work for no C.I.A Rat race, rat race, rat race Rat race, I'm saying When you think is peace and safety A sudden destruction Collective security for surety, ye ah Don't forget your history Know your destiny In the abundance of water The fool is thirsty Rat race, rat race, rat race Rat race Oh, it's a disgrace To see the human race In a rat race, rat race You got the horse race You got the dog race You got the human race But this is a rat race, rat race

By the concrete, by the palm trees What a pretty massacre on the street In a dark cloud, in a blackout Everybody is what they need to be What a nice day for a rat race Everybody chasing your own tail Have a nice day in the rat race Everybody knows how the game's played In a nice dream, in a cemetery What a pretty pic for it all might seem In the wrong crowd, in the wrong town You can play the person you don't wanna be What a nice day for a rat race Everybody chasing your own tail Have a nice day in the rat race Everybody knows how the game's played What a nice day for a rat race Everybody pulling the same face Have a nice day in the rat race Everybody knows how the game's played