[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm going to the discount store
Yeah I'm going to the discount store
Can't afford what I used to afford and I hardly even noticed
[Verse 2]
I'm going to the discount store
Yeah I'm going to the discount store
Can't afford what I used to afford
And I hardly even noticed
Know this
[Chorus]
Knowing that the world's an awful great big place
And I am awful small
It really shouldn't come as much of a surprise
To find i don't really matter at all
[Verse 3]
Mom and dad don't let me waste your time
Mom and dad don't let me waste your time
I know you've got to be at work by nine
To keep food upon the platter
[Verse 4]
Mom and dad don't let me waste your time
Mom and dad don't let me waste your time
I know you've got to be at work at nine
As if it really mattered
Mattered
[Chorus]
Mattered that the clock needs punching
The man is watching
And the union's gone for good
With all this freedom how come there's no fun
Left in the neighborhood?
[Verse 5]
A&R woman has central air
A&R woman has central air
Every day I walk up three flights of stairs
And it's getting hot this summer
[Verse 6]
Label president has got health care
Label president has got health care
Every day I walk up three flights of stairs
And it's really hot this summer
Bummer
[Chorus]
Bummer that the world's a great big awful place
And frequently unfair
It really shouldn't come as much of a surprise
That there's just not enough to share
Aaaaaaah
[Outro]
We're going to the discount store
Yeah we're going to the discount store
Can't afford what we used to afford
And we hardly even noticed