Working Joe
Embracing Life's Slow Dance: Working Joe's Symphony
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I used to love these lazy winter afternoons;
I used to enjoy leisurely winter afternoons.
Starting out too late giving up too soon;
Starting tasks too late and giving up prematurely.
Coming home to coffee and a trashy book;
Returning home to coffee and a low-quality book.
Never paying any mind if things were never done on
Ignoring unfinished tasks and not worrying about them.
Time was when a fella could just let time slip away;
Reflecting on a time when one could let time pass without concern.
No worries car or telephone just rent and food to pay;
No significant worries, only expenses like rent and food.
And every night with single buddies boozing at the bar,
Recalling nights spent with single friends at the bar.
Living for the minute, taking every hour in it!
Living in the moment, cherishing each hour.
But now there's just too much to do in any given day;
Expressing the overwhelming busyness of contemporary life.
The car phone the kiddies shoes too many bills to pay;
Mentioning responsibilities like car phone, children's shoes, and bills.
Running from the crack of dawn 'til Knowlton reads the news,
Describing a hectic schedule from dawn until reading the news.
And falling into bed too wiped to even kiss the wife good night.
Feeling exhausted and too tired even to kiss the spouse good night.
Oh, oh, oh...just another working Joe.
Expressing a sense of being just an ordinary, hardworking person.
The baby's in the Swingomatic, singing Rock and Roll;
Depicting domestic scenes with a baby in a swing and a spouse cooking.
My Sweetie's in the kitchen, whipping up my favourite casserole.
Emphasizing the sweetness of domestic life despite challenges.
I knocked off work at ten o'clock, the kids are still at school.
Noting a late work shift, with the kids still at school.
The coffee pot is perking...to hell with bloody working.
Expressing a carefree attitude toward work, prioritizing coffee.
Oh, it sure is sweet to sit at home and let time slip away,
Finding joy in sitting at home and letting time pass.
Though tomorrow I'll be scratching through another working day;
Acknowledging the inevitability of another busy working day.
But when I start to come apart from all the things to do,
Feeling overwhelmed by tasks but looking forward to relaxation.
I know that I'll be taking soon another lazy winter afternoon.
Anticipating future lazy winter afternoons for relaxation.
Oh, oh, oh...just another working Joe!
Reiterating the identity as an ordinary, hardworking individual.
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