Everyday it's the same old situation I face the same old line of empty faces Sit at my desk while the clock counts up my wages Pick up my pay every friday and take off like a Shot in the dark I took off like a shot in the dark I split the scene like a shot in the dark Ain't got no target, don't aim for no mark 'Cause I'm off like a shot in the dark It was only a game when we first started The novelty wore away and the fun departed I can't live up anymore to those things I spouted And if you say you feel the same way I'll be off like a Shot in the dark There's no changes going down There's no lesson to be found Makes no sense to hang around If that's all there is to that (That's what she said) Someone just tossed a bomb through Kitchen window And in the middle of a shoo-fly pie Mama took off like a Bat out of hell She took off like a shot in the dark