It's 7 a.m., and I've got nothing to say Countdown the minutes, 'til you motor away Every action has an equal or opposite reaction You should write that on your hand We sit so snug in the tension Getting angry at things I don't trust myself to mention Examining the intricate detail of the stain on the ceiling Pleading with you to understand That I'm not working for the government And I'm not working for the man And I am also scared of everything But I think we should still make plans ♪ You're here now you're gone, I watched everything change I got new sheets my furniture got rearranged And I tattooed a few things on myself Just 'cause I am sleeping on new stains Doesn't mean I don't lie awake with old pains My new house, so big and so empty Makes everything I own seem so damn small I'm not working for the government And I'm not working for the dole And I also want to fix everything But I think I'll help you stand tall Push me up against the bedroom wall And everything is so much better now than before And why don't I feel any better than I did before? Called me to talk about your nightmare And I wanted to but didn't care Called me to talk about yourself again Called me to talk about yourself Wanted to tell me about your dreams The inconvenience of mine Called me to talk about yourself again Called me to talk about yourself ♪ I'm not working for the government I'm not working much at all I am also scared of everything And I think I'll help