Chaos Theory - The Dead Milkmen

I am the king of the new white underclass

I am the prince of the lazy and poor

I am the one who sleeps the latest

I am the one who won’t do my chores

I am the god of unemployment

The Antichrist of the American dream

I used to fight for church and country

But now I don’t fit into the corporate scheme

I used to get up and go to work

But I don’t play that game no more

I won’t work for no corporation

I won’t owe my soul to no company store

Study hard and you’ll have a future

Oh yeah, when the hell was that ever true?

Study hard and you’ll still go nowhere

Study hard and you’ll still get screwed

I used to get up and go to work

But now I just wanna stay in bed

Maybe I’ll join the Communist Party

Yeah maybe I’ll become a goddamn red

Workers of the world, unite and do nothing

Workers of the world, unite and relax

Don’t get your boss that cup of coffee

Don’t write that memo don’t send that fax

You shouldn’t even pay your income tax

Workers of the world, unite and be lazy

Workers of the world, listen to me

Another 8 hours at the factory

Another 8 hours and what have you learned

Be obedient and do what they tell you

Be obedient and still get burned

Another 8 hours at the factory

Work all day for a tiny little check

Work all day for no respect

I used to get up and do my job

But now I enjoy doin' nothin' better

I think I’ll go bum around

I think I’ll enjoy this lovely weather

Maybe someday there’ll be a revolution

Maybe someday we’ll have meaningful jobs

But until that day I’m gonna be lazy

I’m not gonna be no workin' slob

I used to get up and go to work

But I don’t play that game no more

I’m not gonna work for no corporation

I’m not gonna owe my soul to no company store

I used to get up and go to work

But now I just wanna stay in bed

Maybe I’ll join the Communist Party

Yeah maybe I’ll become a goddamn red