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Night Work Lyrics
When I was a young boy
I’d pretend that I had a job
My daddy sat pretty while my momma
married into the mob
I dreamed one day I’d be livin’
off the system for free
But dreams come true honey
welcome to my reality
So I sleep all day
And wake myself in the shadows
(Gotta get up, gotta get up)
I gotta catch that train
by midnight for my
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
I didn’t have a penny
No I couldn’t cut a check with a blade
I used to have the shakes
But now they’re good
at getting me paid
I sleep all day
But I break my back in the moonlight
(Never enough, it’s never enough)
Gotta cash that check
by midnight for my
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
And when the whistle blows
And your body can’t take it no more
You gotta keep on moving
Remember this is what you asked for
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
I’d pretend that I had a job
My daddy sat pretty while my momma
married into the mob
I dreamed one day I’d be livin’
off the system for free
But dreams come true honey
welcome to my reality
And wake myself in the shadows
(Gotta get up, gotta get up)
I gotta catch that train
by midnight for my
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
No I couldn’t cut a check with a blade
I used to have the shakes
But now they’re good
at getting me paid
But I break my back in the moonlight
(Never enough, it’s never enough)
Gotta cash that check
by midnight for my
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
And your body can’t take it no more
You gotta keep on moving
Remember this is what you asked for
Gotta do the night work
Punch that clock
and break all the numbers
Night work
Gotta do the night work
Weekday nine-to-five shift is over
Song Info
Submitted by
erikinacoma On Jun 22, 2010
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I dont think its about prostitution... Jake Shears used to be a Gogo dancer, and I think its about dancing in a seedy club for money. The clue is in the line 'I used to have the shakes but now they're good at getting me paid'
Huh. I've been leaning more toward the prostitution interpretation, and when I heard that line, the first thing that I thought of was that he had shaky hands, but they made him give better handjobs. Maybe I have a filthy mind. :P
Huh. I've been leaning more toward the prostitution interpretation, and when I heard that line, the first thing that I thought of was that he had shaky hands, but they made him give better handjobs. Maybe I have a filthy mind. :P
I swear the lyric is "I used to have the shakes but now that booty getting me paid".
I swear the lyric is "I used to have the shakes but now that booty getting me paid".
I think it's about wither stripping or prostitution, not sure though.
do i really have to interpret? prostitution