I'm rolling down a well worn road
I'm wondering if I'll ever know
If I'll be better than I was before
When I surface through the service door

Bye
I'm on standby
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Bye bye
I'm on standby
According to the work order you signed
I'll be down for some time
I'll be down for some time

I got good at saying "I gotta go"
Number one at saying "I don't know"
But from the stories I've heard
You humans require more words

Bye
I'm on standby
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Bye bye
I'm on standby
According to the work order you signed
I'll be down for some time
I'll be down for some time


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I'm on Standby Lyrics as written by Jason Lytle

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    Yes! This song is about drifting, about wandering through life with no destination, no objective or point. I guess this happens to all of us, at more than one point in our life.

    tere_tulemaston July 11, 2006   Link

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