<br>
You wake at ten<br>
Fold up the bed<br>
You cook an egg<br>
You toast some bread<br>
You think about the day ahead<br>
It's like I said<br>
<br>
You take a walk<br>
You meet a chum<br>
You shoot the bull<br>
You argue some<br>
You lose at gin<br>
Until they come<br>
The dirty bum<br>
<br>
You take a bus<br>
You take a train<br>
It does you good<br>
to use your brain<br>
You take a stroll <br>
Down memory lane<br>
And raisin' cane<br>
<br>
I remember once back in '42<br>
we were at this fair<br>
with these girls we knew<br>
on this crazy ride<br>
where you screamed or you prayed<br>
<br>
we could hardly walk<br>
so we staggered down<br>
for a candy bar<br>
then we sat and laughed<br>
in the penny arcade<br>
<br>
at six o'clock<br>
you watch the news<br>
you get some franks<br>
no big to-do's<br>
you watch a game<br>
you take a snooze<br>
<br>
you change your shirt<br>
and shine your shoes<br>
you shoot some pool <br>
you drink some beer<br>
you find a pal<br>
you bend his ear<br>
the kinda song you never hear<br>
and then you cheer<br>
<br>
i was at adance<br>
i was eventeen<br>
and the girl was like<br>
from a magazine<br>
and the lights wee low<br>
and i really mean low<br>
<br>
and i kissed her cheek<br>
as we waltzed away<br>
i remeber that<br>
like it's yesterday<br>
boy, was i depressed<br>
i can hear her say:<br>
<br>
"joe!"<br>
<br>
they drive you home<br>
from round the block<br>
you take your cash<br>
from out of your sock<br>
you fix teh bed<br>
you check the lock<br>
you wind the clock<br>
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