Amon Tobin - Working for the Weekends lyrics

[Verse one] Sometimes I think to myself: “If someone had taken me aside And tried to warn me about the dangers of this job It would have saved some time” I know the unemployment rate is high That shouldn't be a problem since I have college education, right? Wrong And it seems like that to the naked eye For the past eight months I've been uploading copies of my resumes online Contacting recruiters and pinpointing possible places that I could apply But guess what? I can't get a f**ing response to save my life And worst of all, yesterday when I went to the mall I bumped into this guy from high school who used to sell me d** And found at that he's an intern at Capital One And makes about as much per paycheck as I make in a month [Chorus] But that's the way you think when When you work for the weekend I can't explain it, man It's constant When you work for the weekend I guess that's the way you think when When you work for the weekends Woah-woah, woah-oh-woah [Verse two] I think it's a problem with the education system at large It doesn't equip us with the knowledge we need to go get a job And if you do finish college You'll probably go live with your mom Until you're thirty-nine And you're student loans are finally gone I majored in English Composition, man What the f** was I thinking? I basically got a degree in having a conversation f**ing idiot I can't do basic arithmetic I count on my fingers sometimes and it makes me feel f**ing ridiculous It's weird that I can write you a twenty-page an*lysis On the postmodern effects of Faulknerian stream-of-consciousness But when I'm putting charts in f**ing cabinets I have to sing the alphabet song in my head to know which name goes after which You don't impress me I come from a world of Mickey's Where the bathrooms are messy And the paper towels go missing A place where people with low self-esteem and criminal histories Can quit their jobs at Twin Peaks and learn how to use Centricity So… [Bridge] Throw your hands high If you're sick and tired of working your nine-to-five Just throw your hands high If you're sick and tired of working your nine-to-five Throw your hands high If you're sick and tired of working your nine-to-five Just throw your hands high If you're sick and tired of working your nine-to-five [Chorus]