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A Working Day Lyrics
I can do this, really, I'm good enough
I'm as good as them, but don't take it from me
Ask my friends, ask my sister
They all think my stuff is great
Up there with any of them
I just need a break
I'm a genius, really, I'm excellent
Better than them, I kick their asses
All of them, even that guy
Who thinks he's fuckin' cool
Gets all of the attention
He doesn't sell shit does he
Some guy on the net thinks I suck and he should know
He's got his own blog
I'm a loser
I'm a poser
Yeah really
It's over
I mean it and I quit
Everything I write is shit
Hey, hey
It's a working day
Hey, hey
It's a working day
I'm as good as them, but don't take it from me
Ask my friends, ask my sister
They all think my stuff is great
Up there with any of them
I just need a break
Better than them, I kick their asses
All of them, even that guy
Who thinks he's fuckin' cool
Gets all of the attention
He doesn't sell shit does he
He's got his own blog
I'm a poser
Yeah really
It's over
I mean it and I quit
Everything I write is shit
It's a working day
Hey, hey
It's a working day
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It's talking about how fragile the egos of young writers are. When they first get into it, and they show friends and family, they think they're doing great until they expose it to the rest of the world and run into "haters".
I don't think it's just about young writers -- the impression I got from the liner notes* and the repetition of "it's a working day" at the end was that this is meant to be a cycle that most/all writers go through on a regular basis, that they flip-flop daily between "this is gonna be awesome!" and "oh god, I suck, why do I do this?" Even if writing is your job and you're used to the haters, you still have those moments of self-doubt. (I don't know how true this is, of course, not being a professional writer myself,...
I don't think it's just about young writers -- the impression I got from the liner notes* and the repetition of "it's a working day" at the end was that this is meant to be a cycle that most/all writers go through on a regular basis, that they flip-flop daily between "this is gonna be awesome!" and "oh god, I suck, why do I do this?" Even if writing is your job and you're used to the haters, you still have those moments of self-doubt. (I don't know how true this is, of course, not being a professional writer myself, but it seems to be what the song's saying.)
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I was at a concert right after Lonely Avenue came out where Ben said that this was a song when he and Nick Hornby agreed that the first song needed to acknowledge that Ben did not write the lyrics so the "I can do this really I'm good enough" refers to Nick saying that he can write songs and the line "I just need a break is about Ben not writing his own lyrics on this album.
Possibly about selling weed? Ha good tune
I'm thinking it's about writing...especially since the lyrics are by Nick Hornby. The line about selling shit's probably about book sales. 'He's got his own blog' makes me laugh every time. Quality.
I'm thinking it's about writing...especially since the lyrics are by Nick Hornby. The line about selling shit's probably about book sales. 'He's got his own blog' makes me laugh every time. Quality.