My Work Day - David Roth

I sit around, I stare in space

I take a break, a torrid pace

Back to work, I rub my eyes

A workaholic in disguise

Discipline’s my middle name

Time to take a nap again

Maybe one more cup of tea

«All My Children"is on TV

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking what I might want to say

Welcome to my work day

Back to work, my daily grind

Tripping through a cluttered mind

Pet the cat, clean the fridge

How to write a perfect bridge

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking what I might want to say

Welcome to my work day

Time to use a different chord

Better not go overboard

Keep it simple, tight and terse

Find my way back to the verse

There’s the phone, not now, I’m blazing

Brand new trails of navel-gazing

Hemingway was so inspiring

Long time thinking, short time writing

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

I’m thinking what I might want to say

Welcome to my work day