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Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero? Lyrics
Hello darling - I’m home again
Covered in shit and aches and pains
Too knackered to think so give me time to come round
Just give me the living room beat to the TV sound
My hard earned dough goes in bills and the larder
And that prince Philip tells us we got to work harder
It seems a constant struggle just to exist
Scrimping and saving and crossing of lists
From this window I’ve seen the whole world pass
From dawn to dusk I’ve heard the last laugh laughed
I’ve seen enough tears to wash away this street
I’ve heard wedding bells chime and a funeral march
When as one life finishes another one starts
Alright then love so I’ll be off now
It’s back to the lunchbox and worker/management rows
There’s got to be more to this old life then this
Scrimping and saving and crossing of lists
Covered in shit and aches and pains
Too knackered to think so give me time to come round
Just give me the living room beat to the TV sound
My hard earned dough goes in bills and the larder
And that prince Philip tells us we got to work harder
It seems a constant struggle just to exist
Scrimping and saving and crossing of lists
From dawn to dusk I’ve heard the last laugh laughed
I’ve seen enough tears to wash away this street
I’ve heard wedding bells chime and a funeral march
When as one life finishes another one starts
Alright then love so I’ll be off now
It’s back to the lunchbox and worker/management rows
There’s got to be more to this old life then this
Scrimping and saving and crossing of lists
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Spesks for itself. Man return home from work again, knackered, and only wanting to watch the telly and yet beong told he's not working hard enough. All the while longing for there to be more to life than such a routine.
I agree with you.
Such a beautiful song.
@kexpseattle what do you find so beautiful about the song? What does it mean to you?
@kexpseattle what do you find so beautiful about the song? What does it mean to you?
@sokorny The lyrics perfectly capture this forlorn sense of resignation -
@sokorny The lyrics perfectly capture this forlorn sense of resignation -
In addition to the above, I should also point out that when this song was released, the UK and much of the west was in a nasty recession, comparable to the one we had around 2008-2010. Many workers were seeing their co-workers getting laid off, or getting laid off themselves.