Factory by five, and as the morning hits Shes working a doublesplit shift The boss says Hope you dont mind In a handwritten note placed in the lunchroom Leave Josie alone youve got to leave that girl alone She did not ask for you Could she be sitting there longing for someone to take her home? Her in the morning light she switches off the light Shes got such beautiful lips The call like oranges to the thirsty man Breaktime intermits He wants to say it but he dont know if he can Oh just to know her light! Jos sees Josephine, and he wants to call her Josie He wants to say Josie, are you alright? Ive watched you fifteen years bottling those god damn beers Paperthin the walls Between the lavatories The mens and the ladys Is that her name he calls? She hears Jos rehearse some kind of songlike verse Shes got such beautiful lips The call like oranges to the thirsty man Breaktime intermits He wants to say it but he dont know if he can I guess I was wondering what you were doing on the weekend Ive got tickets to this show Its free you know and...
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