I'm Gonna Get My Shit Together

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NOTES: Guess who is back at work today?! That's right - JAKE. So this song is for him. I was first going to go with Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" but decided that would inflate his ego too much. I think this FOW song is much more appropriate, given the situation. Vive le Jake!

Sleeping on a planter at the Port Authority
Waiting for my bus to come
Seven scotch and sodas at the office party
Now I don't remember where I'm from

I think I had a black wallet in my back pocket
With a bus ticket and a picture of my baby inside
And if I make it home alive

I'm gonna get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I've come too far
And I don't wanna fail
I got a new computer
And a bright future in sales, yeah yeah
Bright future in sales, yeah yeah

Heading for the airport on a misty morning
Gonna catch a flight to Baltimore
Try to kill an hour with a whiskey sour
And this time I might have just one more

I gotta do some quick reading for the big meeting
But my head is spinning and I can't quite open my eyes
As long as I don't have to drive

I'm gonna get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I've come too far
And I don't want to fail
I got a new computer
And a bright future in sales, yeah yeah
Bright future in sales, yeah yeah

I had a line on a brand new account
But now I can't seem to find where I wrote that number down
I try to focus, I'm staring at the screen
Pretending like I know what all these little flashing lights mean

I gotta do some quick reading for the big meeting
But my head is spinning and I can't quite open my eyes

I've gotta get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I've come too far
And I don't want to fail
I got a new computer
And a bright future in sales, yeah yeah
Bright future in sales, yeah yeah

Posted by Highwaygirl on May 2, 2005 06:42 AM to the category The Key of Life