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February 28, 2005

Trying to Wear Me Down

Fountains of Wayne
"Hey Julie"
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NOTES: I was so happy the day that I bought Welcome Interstate Managers and saw that one of my favorite bands, Fountains of Wayne, had written a song about me. Rappy used to sing the chorus to me when she still worked with BDI.

Working all day for a mean little man
With a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan
He's got me running 'round the office
Like a dog around a track
But when I get back home
You're always there to rub my back

Hey Julie
Look what they're doing to me
Trying to trip me up
Trying to wear me down
Julie, I swear, it's so hard to bear it
And I'd never make it through without you around
No I'd never make it through without you around

Hours on the phone making pointless calls
I got a desk full of paper
That means nothing at all
Sometimes I catch myself staring into space
Counting down the hours
'Til I get to see your face

Hey Julie
Look what they're doing to me
Trying to trip me up
Trying to wear me down
Julie, I swear, it's so hard to bear it
And I'd never make it through without you around
No I'd never make it through without you around

How did it come to be
That you and I must be
Far away from each other every day?
Why must I spend my time
Filling up my mind
With facts and figures that never add up anyway?
They never add up anyway

Working all day for a mean little guy
With a bad toupee and a soup-stained tie
He's got me running 'round the office
Like a gerbil on a wheel
He can tell me what to do
But he can't tell me what to feel

Hey Julie
Look what they're doing to me
Trying to trip me up
Trying to wear me down
Julie, I swear, it's so hard to bear it
And I'd never make it through without you around
No I'd never make it through without you around
No I'd never make it through without you around

Posted by Highwaygirl on February 28, 2005 07:25 PM to the category The Key of Life
Comments

Whoot. A Julie song! Never can have too many of those I say.

Posted by: Jubileee at March 1, 2005 07:42 AM

Ugh, seriously. My life is so much better now that I'm BDI-free, and even moreso now that I've downloaded the song and can listen to it incessantly.

Posted by: rappy at March 1, 2005 07:44 AM

This song comes on all the time on the music at work. I'm totally happy to know who sings it, because I like it tons. We sing along with it, even though our boss is the total opposite of a mean little guy with soup on his tie and none of us feel oppressed. We wear buttons that say "I Love My Job" for a good reason, you know!

Posted by: eda at March 1, 2005 04:40 PM
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