Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Ruthie got a job
And nothing went right
She woke up in a nervous sweat
In the middle of the night
And every morning
Of every day
Ruthie she would end up crying, Lord
And the boss would come and say
Hey if you're gonna lose your mind
Don't do it on company time
Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time
Ruthie's got a kid
And he just turned two
Late last year his daddy walked out
Said "Now it's all up to you"
The sitter called
Has to leave pretty soon
Ruthie asked her boss would it be alright
To go home this afternoon
Hey if you're always in a bind
Don't do it on company time
Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time
Now Ruthie's upstairs
On the seventh floor
Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board
And every morning on the speakerphone
The Chairman says "Ruthie you're driving me crazy
Can we be alone"
Hey if you want to lose your mind
Let's do it on company time
Aw girl we're gonna raise your pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time, on company time
On company time, on company time
And nothing went right
She woke up in a nervous sweat
In the middle of the night
And every morning
Of every day
Ruthie she would end up crying, Lord
And the boss would come and say
Hey if you're gonna lose your mind
Don't do it on company time
Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time
Ruthie's got a kid
And he just turned two
Late last year his daddy walked out
Said "Now it's all up to you"
The sitter called
Has to leave pretty soon
Ruthie asked her boss would it be alright
To go home this afternoon
Hey if you're always in a bind
Don't do it on company time
Aw girl you're gonna lose some pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time
Now Ruthie's upstairs
On the seventh floor
Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board
And every morning on the speakerphone
The Chairman says "Ruthie you're driving me crazy
Can we be alone"
Hey if you want to lose your mind
Let's do it on company time
Aw girl we're gonna raise your pay
If you want to behave that way
On company time, on company time
On company time, on company time
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Company Time Lyrics as written by M. Mcanally
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