Barenaked Ladies - Bylaw lyrics

[Verse 1] I woke up, it was 7 AM It sounded like the walls were caving in There was a man with a truck and he was throwing stuff in Scraps of rubble and aluminum So I went outside and I said to him "Hey, I'm trying to sleep, it's 7 AM" Then he looked at me with a mischievous grin And said, "That is when I can begin" [Chorus] 'Cause there's a bylaw, a bylaw And I can start work at seven There's a bylaw and by law It's time to wake up, Kevin [Verse 2] I was driving to a show And I turned the corner nice and slow I got pulled over by a cop And she gave me a ticket for a rolling stop [Chorus] 'Cause there's a bylaw, a bylaw And I can start work at seven There's a bylaw, it's a full stop When you're turning at the 7-Eleven [Bridge] 7-Eleven, eleven, seven 7-Eleven, eleven, seven 7-Eleven, eleven, seven 7-Eleven, eleven, stop [Verse 3] The last time I cried there was a mackerel sky And it wasn't so long ago The last time we spoke I was telling a joke And you didn't laugh at all You didn't laugh at all [Chorus] There's a bylaw, a bylaw And I can start work at seven There's a bylaw and by law It's time to wake up, Kevin [Post-Chorus] Time to wake up Time to wake up It's time to wake up It's time to wake up It's time It's time It's time It's time To wake up [Outro] And greet a brand new day There's a soft summer wind There are birds in the trees There's a clear blue sky And a bright shining sun It's a beautiful day In this wonderful world