I wake in the dark and I dont complain Hear now, listen all who can. I ride to the city on a South West train A day in the life of a modern man. The beggars and the bankers, all the buggers I see Hear now, listen all who can. I dont trust them and they dont trust me A day in the life of a modern man. Father Father Mother Mother Sister Sister Brother Brother Ive been this way since I began A day in the life of a modern man A day in the life of a modern man. Stare all day at a monitor screen Hear now, listen all who can. With a SlimFast shake in the old canteen A day in the life of a modern man. Half past five, will you have a few beers? Hear now, listen all who can. Just a pint of diet coke and Im off back, cheers A day in the life of a modern man. Father Father Mother Mother Sister Sister Brother Brother No song I can sing truer than A day in the life of a modern man A day in the life of a modern man. Go home in the dark and I eat my tea Hear now, listen all who can. Just the wife and me and the BBC A day in the life of a modern man. I might see a film with a couple of the boys Hear now, listen all who can. Or gather up the band for to make some noise A day in the life of a modern man. Father Father Mother Mother Sister Sister Brother Brother From New Orleans to old Japan A day in the life of a modern man A day in the life of a modern man. The birds all sing as I rest my head With a good sweet girl lying in my bed A day in the life of a modern man. I might have troubles and I might give a damn Hear now, listen all who can. But I dont forget how lucky I am A day in the life of a modern man. Father Father Mother Mother Sister Sister Brother Brother From dawn nightfall, thus it ran A day in the life of a modern man Oh, yes! Father Father Mother Mother Sister Sister Brother Brother For Angus, Harold, and for Dan A day in the life of a modern man A day in the life of a modern man.
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