Story Behind The Song
It was originally a song called 'Rockaway' but one day the chords simply suggested an entirely new idea and a more attractive melody.
Song Description
Working for a living is just being a slave to wages. There are so many things that I would rather do.
| Song Length |
3:34 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Frenetic |
Subject |
Freedom, Power |
| Similar Artists |
John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I ain't going into work today
I'm sick of making my pay
ain't gonna do one damn thing they say
I ain't going into work today
my boss keeps telling me to pick up the dirt
but that's because she still suffers the hurt
from when I left her when I became alert
of this angel in my life
Sometimes the pressure really gets to me
and I know this ain't the way it should be
a slave to wages was never my ambition
I just ain't going out there today
People looking at me thinking things are ok
when under their nose man I'm bleeding and itchin
I ain't going into work today
must be someplace else I coud play
besides it looks to me like it might be a nice day
I ain't going into work today
I ain't going into work today
I ain't going into work today