Minimum Wage
Navigating Life's Grind: Minimum Wage Anthem by Mixed Kid Fridays
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Heavy head, heavy cough, out of bed you're often late
Feeling burdened and unwell, frequently late waking up
To the work that you're pretty sure you hate
Heading to a job that's believed to be disliked
To the car where a parking ticket waits
Encountering a parking ticket at the car
There to take all your cash back to the state
Having to pay fines that ultimately go back to the government
Take a note from the city kid in debt
Learning from someone from the city who's financially struggling
Pretty broke, overworked and out of breath
Experiencing financial hardship, exhaustion due to excessive work
Only thing he can do to be fair to you
The only fair action this person can take to help is to promise care
Is swear to be there to take good good care of you
Swearing to provide good care to counter the difficulties
Oh, but it's a slippery slope
Describing the gradual decline into a problematic situation
Inch by inch to the end of your rope
Slowly reaching a breaking point or crisis
Oooh, for a quick review so we can put you on the payroll.
Expressing a desire for a rapid assessment to be employed
Do you smoke, do you drink, have you visited Russia
Asking various questions likely for a job application or assessment
How is your English? Verify your age
Querying about language skills and age verification
Whats your name were you born in Australia
Asking about personal details like birthplace
Can you see color
Asking a seemingly random question about perceiving colors
Living on minimum wage
Living while earning the lowest legally allowed wage
Feeling low cause you are, and they towed away your car
Feeling down due to financial struggle and car being towed
Now you're slow wont be going very far
Feeling slowed down, unable to progress far
Who's to know, might belong right where you are
Considering the possibility of belonging where one currently is
Doubt it though cause you ain't no movie star
Expressing doubt about fitting in due to lack of fame
Take a not from the pretty girl who came
Learning from a person from an unfamiliar place
From a place with an unfamiliar name
Referring to a girl from an unknown origin
She's would say, whether light bulb or candle lit
Indicating that success isn't about possessions but handling situations
It's not what you've go but the way that you handle it
Emphasizing the importance of one's approach to life's challenges
Oh, but it's a slippery slope
Reiterating the slow decline into a difficult situation
Inch by inch to the end of your rope
Continuing the imagery of inching towards a crisis
Oooh, for a quick review so we can put you on the payroll
Expressing a desire for a swift assessment to secure employment
Do you read can you write what's your favorite distraction
Asking about basic literacy skills and interests
Fake an emotion, Act it out on stage
Suggesting faking emotions or acting during a job application
Pick a card and swallow your resume when can you start today
Symbolically implying consuming or accepting a resume instantly for immediate employment
Living on minimum wage
Living while earning the lowest legally allowed wage (repeated from line 18)
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