Joe Rockhead - Hardball lyrics

When I was a kid I learned a lesson from another brother Older than myself a lesson later that helped It was a fundamental lesson in the rules of life we're living Giving me the power later on to help myself Sometimes you gotta learn the hardest way there is to learn Can't teach a young man any faster said the master to the hopper So I do the best I can see this life and understand This life I lead just like my poppa said I'm playing hardball And that's straight down the middle And straight down the line So if you're gonna play the game of life son You better play hardball I'm up at the crack of dawn. I put my uniform on I'm catching the bus without a fuss while I'm sportin' a yawn I get to work late. I'm not feelin' too great 'Cause irritated and berated are my boss' best traits He says for me to wash the store, sweep and mop the floor Do the dishes grant my wishes or you work here no more I get minimum wage, I feel I'm trapped in a cage But I can't survive or stay alive without gettin' paid My boss' name is hakheem. I'm not saying he's mean But if you're leanin you're cleanin until your hands turn green I knew a man named Jake. The crap he couldn't take He said, "the manager will challenge ya. I'll be at his wake." He brought a gun to the store. The manager asked what for He said, "I'm tired" and fired and ran out the door But hakheem wasn't hurt when he pulled off his shirt He had a vest on his chest that made the bullets not work