Dewey Kincade

Lyrics

Once upon a time
I had a lot of time
Then the clock started ticking
I didn’t know it.
I was standing on a stage
Trapped inside a cage
When the curtain came down
And I had nothin’ to show for it.

I woke up one day
With lots of bills to pay
And hungry mouths to feed
And everyone was counting on me.

And the shit piles up
And it keeps piling up
And I’m all riled up now
I hear you crying
And you’re all fired up
And I’m so tied up
I never have enough
But I keep on trying.

The baby’s throwing fits
The washer’s on the fritz
The rain is coming down
And it’s coming through the floor
And then the phone starts singing
My ears are still ringing
I just won the battle, but I’m losing the war

And the shit piles up
And it keeps piling up
And I’m all riled up now
I hear you crying
And you’re all fired up
And I’m so tied up
I never have enough
But I keep on trying.

Just need a moment of peace
To think about my next move
But when I get some release
I end up down in the same old groove

It’s a race against the clock
try to dodge the stock drop
The war is going nowhere
And the mercury is rising
And everybody knows
The levees gonna blow
Fight the future all you want
But you’ve already decided

And the shit piles up
And it keeps piling up
And I’m all riled up now
I hear you crying
And you’re all fired up
And I’m so tied up
I never have enough
But I keep on trying.