When I was twenty, my momma said
“Honey, go out and have your fun, but see there
Those friends will come and go
But your family will always be there.”
And she was right, to some extent
Insomuch as all those other people came and went
And I’ll regret those carefree times we spent
For as long as I continue to breathe air
Not not not
For the reason she thought thought thought
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
More time time time time time
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
Instead
When I was thirty, I had a baby birdie
Who could fit into a dirty old washcloth
Those kids hopped on our train
But we knew that soon or later they’d hop off
Change trains and head out west
And leave us with an empty motherfucking nest
And in retrospect the happy times were quaint at best
And I’ll regret ‘em til the day that I drop off
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
More time time time time time
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
Instead
When I was eighty I slept a little later
On account of my circadian rhythm
My bae didn’t wake up that day
Should have known that I would outlive him
C’est la vie, c’est la merde
We had a decent run while I was unimpaired
And I’ll resent the million tender moments that we shared
Til I’m pushing up the daffodils with him
‘Cause of lost lost lost
Opportunity cost cost cost
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
More time time time time time
Wish I’d spent some more
Hours in the office
Time in the off
Time in time in the office
Instead
Lauren London - vocals
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