Verse 1CGFA man walks out of his apartment
CGF
It is raining, he's got no umbrella
CGF
He starts running beneath the awnings
CGF
trying to save his suit
CGFCGF
Tryin to dryin to tryin to dry but no good
Verse 2CGF
When he gets to the crowded subway platform
CGF
he takes off both of his shoes
CGF
He steps right into somebody's fat loogie
CGF
And everyone who sees him says "ewwww"
CGF
Everyone who sees him says "ewwww"
Verse 3CFC
But he doesn't care cause last night he got a visit from the Ghost of
G
Corporate Future
CFC
The Ghost said take off both your shoes whatever chances you get
F
Especially when they're wet
BridgeG
He also said
CGF
Imagine you go away
CGF
on a business trip one day
CGF
And when you come back home
CG
Your children have grown
F
And you never made your wife moan
Verse 4F
And people make you nervous
You'd think the world was EndingC
And everybody's features
F
Have somehow started blending
And everything is plastic
And everyone's sarcastic
C
And all your food is frozen
F
It needs to be defrosted
You'd think the world was Ending
You'd think the world was EndingCF
You'd think the world was Ending right now
Verse 5]
CGF
Well maybe you should just drink a lot less coffee
CGF
And never ever watch the 10 o'clock news
CGFCGF
Maybe you should kiss someone nice or lick a rock or both
CGFCGF
Maybe you should cut your own hair cause that can be so funny
CGFC
It doesn't cost any money and it always grows back
GF
Hair grows even after you're dead
F
People are just people
They shouldn't make you nervous
C
The world is everlasting
F
It's coming and it's going
If you don't toss your plastic
The streets won't be so plastic
C
And if you kiss somebody
F
Then both of you'll get practice
F
The world is everlasting
Put dirtballs in your pockets
C
Put dirtballs in your pockets
F
And take off both your shoes
Cause people are just people
Verse 6]
People are just people
CF
People are just people like you
F
People are just people
People are just people
CF
People are just people like you
OutroGC
The world is everlasting
FGC
It's coming and it's going
GC
The world is everlasting
FGC
It's coming and it's going
FGC
It's coming and it's going
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