Summertime Blues
Navigating the Summertime Struggle: Robert Gordon's Anthem
Lyrics
I'm gonna raise a fuss
I express my dissatisfaction
I'm gonna raise a holler
I will make a loud complaint
About a workin' all summer just to
About working hard in the summer
Try to earn a dollar
In an attempt to earn money
Every time I call my baby
Whenever I contact my sweetheart
And ask to get a date
To ask for a date
My boss says, "No dice son
My boss refuses, saying I have to work late
You gotta work late"
Confirmation of work hindering personal plans
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
I ponder my predicament
But there ain't no cure
No solution exists
For the summertime blues
The difficulty of summer blues
Well my mom and pop told me
Parental advice on earning money
"Son you gotta make some money"
Encouragement to make a living
If you want to use the car
If I want to use the car for Sunday outings
To go ridin' next Sunday
Condition for car usage
Well I didn't go to work
Skipped work claiming illness
Told the boss I was sick
False excuse for not working
"Well you can't use the car 'cause
Denied car usage due to lack of work
You didn't work a lick"
Car privilege denied for not working
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
Pondering future actions
But there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
No remedy for summer blues
I'm gonna take the weeks
Planning weeks of vacation
Gonna have a fine vacation
Anticipating a enjoyable break
I'm gonna take my problem
Intending to take the problem to a higher authority
To the United Nations
Considering involving international bodies
Well I called my congressman
Contacting a political representative
And he said "Whoa!"
Disappointment from the congressman's response
"I'd like to help you son but
Expressing dissatisfaction with the response
You're too young to vote"
Being too young to vote
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
Pondering future actions
But there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
No remedy for summer blues
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