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Track: Let Me Be
Album: Recordings Date Recorded: 26/01/07 |
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Lyrics: I've got bills on my doormat Bailiffs are knocking at my door. Well they say they're going to repossess my soul If I don't pay them more. I'm just trying to live my life The way I think my life should be I'm not hurting anyone Oh why can't they see? And most of all why can't they just let me be? I keep getting made redundant Cause they insist that I should work. I don't mind the labour But the hours are absurd. 9 til 5 five days a week Is enough to kill me It's like reading an obituary column Reading my CV. And most of all why can't they let me be? Well it's not that I am lazy Well, maybe just a bit. More that I am crazy And just don't seem to fit. This way of living Pretend you've got your head down quietly Buy everything on credit card And change it frequently. And most of all I just want them to let me be. Well I'll emigrate someplace nice Live my days out in the sun. And I'll earn my living playing guitar Outside an old cafe And have some fun. I'll leave my creditors behind I'll pack up secretly They can take the car from off the drive Take the TV As long as then they just let me be. And most of all I just want them to let me be. |
Info: This is a take on the financial society that we live in - written before the "credit crunch" took effect. How people can get themselves into trouble by buying a ton of stuff that they can't actually afford - on credit. The guy in the song (not inspired by my own life I would hasten to add) has tried to play the system ("buy everything on credit card and change it frequently") but it hasn't worked out for him and now the bailiffs are at the door. I wouldn't advocate his solution (just run away and leave all his possessions to be repossessed), but it is nice to think of a simpler financial life - where everyone works, gets paid and then buys what they can afford with the money. Just a thought... |