Kinks - Rush Hour Blues Lyrics
He gets up early about seven oclock,The alarm goes off and then the house starts to rock.In and out of the bathroom by seven-o-three,By seven-ten hes downstairs drinking his tea.So put a shine on your shoes,Put on your pin-striped suit.Cant lose those early-morning-cant-stop-yawning,Push and shoving rush hour blues.Wife:Darling are you ready?Youll be late for the bus!Star:Dont rush me babyWhile Im using my brush.Wife:Get a move on darlingYoure cutting it fine.Star:Cool it babyIve got plenty of time.So put a shine on your shoesPut on your pin-striped suit.Cant lose those early-morning-cant-stop-yawningPush and shoving rush hour blues.Soon Ill be just one of the commutersWaiting for the subway train.Ill be rushing up the stairsAnd in the elevator.By the time that I get thereIm gonna feel like a mole in the groundIll be caught in the crushIll be pushed and be shoved,And Ill be trying to get the subway train.Ill be fighting with my brief caseAnd my umbrella,Every morning and every night.Some people do it every day of their lives.Wife:Read the paper laterYoull be caught in the queues.Star:Dont rush me babyWhile Im reading the news.Wife:Darling get a move onYoure cutting it fine.Star:Cool it babyIve got plenty of time.A quick cup of coffee and a slice ofToast and the star (or should we say,Norman? ) is off to do battle with theRush hour queues and traffic jams.In the rush hour queuesNo one gives a damn.No one knows where Im going toNo one knows who I am.Im sitting in my officeIn the metropolisIm just part of the scenery,Im just part of the machinery.Chained to my desk on the 22nd floor,I cant break out through the automatic door,Id jump out the window but I cant face the dropIm sitting in a cage with an eye on the clock.Im ready to start paying my dues,Ive got to lose those early-morning-cant-stop-yawning,Push and shoving, rush hour blues.Well Im ready to start paying my dues,Ive got to lose those early-morning cant-stop-yawning,Push and shoving rush hour blues.
