Lyrics
When I was born
Reflecting on the speaker's birth
The doctor said
Reference to a doctor's observation
There's something wrong
Suggesting a perceived issue within the speaker
Inside that baby head
Describing the internal aspect of the speaker's mind
When I was a boy
Recalling the speaker's childhood
In Sunday school
Reference to attending Sunday school
I told them all
Expressing disagreement with others
That they were fools
Labeling those in Sunday school as fools
All in a day's work
Acknowledging life's challenges
To live and breathe
Highlighting the routine of living and breathing
A sight to see
Emphasizing the spectacle of existence
And so it goes
Accepting the inevitability of life's ups and downs
I went into
Entering a fortune teller's establishment
The fortune teller's
Describing the location within the fortune teller's space
She wouldn't read
Fortune teller refusing to read the speaker's horoscope
My horoscope
Highlighting the lack of insight into the future
I go into
Entering a laundromat
The laundromat
Observing people buying extra soap
The people all
Noting a mundane aspect of daily life
Buy extra soap
Pointing out ordinary activities in a laundromat
All in a day's work
Reiterating the challenges of daily life
To live and breathe
Reaffirming the routine of living and breathing
A sight to see
Reemphasizing the spectacle of existence
All in a day's work
Repeating the acknowledgment of life's challenges
To live and breathe
Reiterating the routine of living and breathing
A sight to see
Reemphasizing the spectacle of existence
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