Story Behind The Song

The thin man was a person that I met at one of my menial task jobs. I was about twenty and he kept trying to warn me about losing my dreams to a job with no future. Thin is a physical reference and a spiritual reference as well.

Song Description

Mid-tempo, Hard driving epic about the frustration of losing sight of one's dreams

Lyrics

Thin Man by Joe Carolus

Walkin? down the hallway pushin? my broom,
when I worked my way into a little dark room
At a tool bench sat a very pale man, he said,
?Hey there boy are you doin? what you can??
I said, ?Hey ol? man I?m doin? my job.?
?I got news,? he said, ?You?re bein? robbed!
Sit back, I hope you understand, how I became a very thin man.?

He pointed his bony finger at me
He said, ?My boy you will see?.

Now I?ve been pissin? my life away
Workin? in this shop every night and day.
Workin? for the fat man, getting? my dough
I get outta here, I got no where to go.
Every time I think about it I wanna scream
When I wonder what happened to my childhood dream.
Sit back, I hope you understand, how I became a very thin man.

I?m pointing my bony finger at you!
And prayin?, my boy, you?ll know what to do.
I?m a thin man, brother this is how I got this way.
Workin? for the fat man every single night and day
I?m a thin man and I got this way on my own
I?m a thin man workin? my fingers to the bone.?

Let me outta here, Let me outta here, LET ME OUTTA HERE!

Now I?ve been pissin? my life away
Workin? in this shop every night and day.
Workin? for the fat man, getting? my dough
I get outta here, I got no where to go.
Every time I think about it I wanna scream
When I wonder what happened to my childhood dream.
Sit back, I hope you understand, how I became a very thin man.

I?m pointing my bony finger at you!
And sayin?, my friend, you?ll know what to do.
I?m a thin man, brother this is how I got this way.
Workin? for the fat man every single night and day
I?m a thin man and I got this way on my own
I?m a thin man workin? my fingers to the bone.