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I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
The speaker expresses a desire to party but emphasizes the necessity of going to work through repetition.
I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
-I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
-Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
-I hear you laughing but I don't think it's funny
The speaker criticizes someone for finding amusement in spending other people's money and suggests it's not a wise choice.
What good can happen spending other people's money
-But, you better get a job
An explicit statement urging the person to get a job, emphasizing the importance of employment.
It was adorable when you were in your 20's
The speaker mentions that certain behaviors were cute in one's 20s but are less acceptable as one approaches 30, hinting at the need for maturity.
Not so cute anymore now that you're pushing 30
-You better get a job
Reiteration of the advice to get a job, possibly due to the changing expectations with age.
But you never know, how it's gonna go
Encouragement to try and face the uncertainties of the future with persistence, possibly acknowledging the challenges of finding employment.
? end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
-I know it's hard but,
-You never know, how it's gonna go, end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
-Girl, you better get a job,
Repetition of the advice to get a job, emphasizing the importance of hard work.
Oh girl, you need to work real hard
-Just had your hair done, but when I ask you for the rent
The speaker criticizes a person who recently spent money on a hairdo but can't afford rent, highlighting financial irresponsibility.
Poor little rich girl, you don't know where the money went
-You need to get a job
The speaker points out the irony of someone enjoying weekends while they're not working, suggesting they should be working too.
What kind of life is it, when every day's a weekend
-How quickly we forget when I'm at work you're sleeping in
-You need to get a job
-But you never know, how it's gonna go
Continued encouragement to face uncertainties and challenges with determination, reinforcing the importance of trying.
? end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
-I know it's hard but,
-You never know, how it's gonna go, end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
-Girl, you better get a job,
Reiteration of the advice to get a job, emphasizing the need to work hard.
Oh girl, you need to work real hard
-I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
Repetition of the conflict between the desire to party and the obligation to work.
I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
-I'd love to stay and party but I gotta go to work
-Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
-Who's gonna hire you with your lack of experience
The speaker questions who would hire the person due to their lack of experience and hints at financial difficulties with the mention of inheritance.
Who's gonna wire you, the last of your inheritance
-Girl, you better get a job,
Repetition of the advice to get a job and work hard, underlining its importance.
Oh girl, you need to work real hard
-Girl, you better get a job,
-Oh girl, you need to work real hard
-But you never know, how it's gonna go
Continued encouragement to face the uncertainties of the future with persistence, acknowledging the difficulty but stressing the need to try.
? end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
-I know it's hard but,
-You never know, how it's gonna go, end up tomorrow
-You gotta try, try, try
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