Story Behind The Song
The guy I met at my son's hockey game who drove a linen supply truck for a living and hated it.
Song Description
Regular guy who once had ambitions that didn't pan out as he thought they would. Is still trying to carve a place for himself. Is warning a younger generation that ",Hey..take your life seriously, have a direction, or you could end up a card carrying memb
| Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Restless |
Subject |
Frustration, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, Wilco |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
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Lyrics
Workin? Stiff World ? Howard Kroeger
I wake up in the morning
I let the caffeine clear my head
I don?t think I?m obsessive
But I keep my shoes lined up at the foot of my bed
I?m just looking for the edge to get from point A to point B
If you know what I mean
I?ve been praying for a bolt of white lightning
To come down out of the sky and burn a path for me
Chorus
ATTENTION NOW ALL YOU BOYS AND GIRLS
YOU CAN BE ACARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE WORKIN' STIFF WORLD
LIKE ME...JUST LIKE ME
I fight the traffic
On the way to my dead end job every day of the week
And I?m too tired on the weekend
To pick up the paper and read all about the things that I missed last week
I?ve been praying for a bolt of white lightning
To come down out of the sky and burn a path for me
If you know what I mean...
Chorus
ATTENTION NOW ALL YOU BOYS AND GIRLS
YOU CAN BE ACARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE WORKIN' STIFF WORLD
LIKE ME...JUST LIKE ME
Solo
Chorus
ATTENTION NOW ALL YOU BOYS AND GIRLS
YOU CAN BE A CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE WORKIN' STIFF WORLD
LIKE ME...JUST LIKE ME
ATTENTION NOW ALL YOU BOYS AND GIRLS
YOU CAN BE ACARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE WORKIN' STIFF WORLD
LIKE ME...JUST LIKE ME...JUST LIKE ME
c 2004 Howard Kroeger