Welcome To The Working Week lyrics

Song information

Artist: Elvis Costello
Album: My Aim Is True

Lyrics

Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired
And you can have anyone that you have ever desired
All you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why

Welcome to the workin' week
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you
Welcome to the workin' week
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it

All of your family had to kill to survive
And they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive
But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive

Welcome to the workin' week
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you
Welcome to the workin' week
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it

I hear you sayin', "hey, the city's alright
When you only read about it in books
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced
That you never even bother to look
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land
Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler
Running out of hands?

Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week