WHEN THE
ALARM WENT OFF AT 5:25
MY EYES OPENED WIDE LIKE IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE
DEAD TIRED, HALF-SLEEP, AND A LITTLE CONFUSED
THE ALARM IS LIKE A THIEF SO I REACHED FOR THE SNOOZE
I HIT THE BUTTON, HEARD NOTHIN', AND WENT BACK TO SLEEP
AND IT WENT OFF AGAIN AS THE SLEEP GOT DEEP
5:35 IS WHAT THE CLOCK READ
BUT I STILL WASN'T TRYIN' TO GET OUTTA MY BED
'CAUSE IN MY HEAD I KNEW WORK DIDN'T START 'TILL SEVEN
AND EACH TIME I LAID DOWN IT FELT LIKE HEAVEN
I REPEATED THIS CYCLE TWO MORE TIMES
'TILL I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK AND IT WAS 5:55
I COULD TELL THIS MORNING WAS GONNA BE HECTIC
IN MY MIND I HAD ALREADY CANCELLED BREAKFAST
THIS TIME I DECIDED TO LAY THERE AND REST
I WAS STILL TIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS WORKDAY I GUESS
BUT IN REALITY I'VE NEVER BEEN A MORNIN' PERSON
SOME PEOPLE GET UP AND PRAY, I USUALLY GET UP CURSIN'
BUT BACK TO THE STORY 'CAUSE IT'S GETTIN' LATE
I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK AND IT WAS 6:08
I'VE GOT FIFTY-TWO MINUTES TO HIT THE PUNCH CLOCK
AND IF I'M ONE MINUTE LATE MY PAYCHECK IS DOCKED
AND I'LL BE UP IN THE OFFICE PLEADIN' MY CASE
WITH THIS REDNECK SUPERVISOR UP IN MY FACE
SO I HOPPED OUTTA BED WITH CRUST IN MY EYES
DROOL ON MY FACE AND BAD BREATH ON THE RISE
I PROCEEDED TO GUIDE MYSELF TO THE SHOWER
BRUSHED MY TEETH AND MY WAVES BY THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR
I PUT ON SOME SURE AND SOME CURVE COLOGNE
AND HAD PUT ON MY CLOTHES WHEN I HEARD THE PHONE
IT WAS MY LADY CALLIN' TO SEE IF I HAD LEFT
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT I HADN'T OVERSLEPT
SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED ME AND BLEW ME A SMOOCH
I BLEW HER ONE BACK AT 6:42
NOW I'M REALLY PUSHIN' THE LIMIT
I GOTTA BE TO WORK IN 18 MINUTES!
THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW I COULDN'T FIND MY KEYS
MAMA SAID THERE WERE GONNA BE DAYS LIKE THESE
NOW I'M REALLY ABOUT TO HAVE A FIT
'CAUSE DEEP DOWN I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS SHIT
BY THE TIME I FOUND THEM EIGHT MORE MINUTES PASSED
SO I JUMPED IN MY JEEP AND DROVE OFF REAL FAST
NOW IT'S 6:50, AND I LIVE 12 MINUTES AWAY
GUESS I'M GON' DRIVE LIKE A FOOL TODAY
JUST THE THOUGHT OF LETTIN' THAT REDNECK BASTARD
WRITE ME UP WAS INCENTIVE ENOUGH TO DRIVE FASTER
BUT INSTEAD OF FOCUSING MY ANGER ON HIM
I SHOULDA' BEEN GETTIN' UP EARLIER THAN I HAD BEEN
DRIVIN' SIXTY IN A FORTY-MILE-AN-HOUR ZONE
I SWITCHED LANES BACK AND FORTH LIKE I OWNED THE ROAD
I FINALLY GOT TO THE JOB AND FOUND ME A SPOT
JUMPED OUTTA THE JEEP AND SPEED-WALKED THRU THE LOT
A BROTHER WANTED TO TALK AS I WAS HEADED FOR THE CLOCK
I GAVE HIM DAP AND HOLLERED BACK, "I AIN'T GOT TIME TO STOP!"
THEN I GLANCED AT MY WATCH, I'M RUNNIN' OUTTA TIME
AND WHEN I HIT THE PUNCH CLOCK, IT WAS 6:59
DAMN! I MADE IT!
MY EYES OPENED WIDE LIKE IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE
DEAD TIRED, HALF-SLEEP, AND A LITTLE CONFUSED
THE ALARM IS LIKE A THIEF SO I REACHED FOR THE SNOOZE
I HIT THE BUTTON, HEARD NOTHIN', AND WENT BACK TO SLEEP
AND IT WENT OFF AGAIN AS THE SLEEP GOT DEEP
5:35 IS WHAT THE CLOCK READ
BUT I STILL WASN'T TRYIN' TO GET OUTTA MY BED
'CAUSE IN MY HEAD I KNEW WORK DIDN'T START 'TILL SEVEN
AND EACH TIME I LAID DOWN IT FELT LIKE HEAVEN
I REPEATED THIS CYCLE TWO MORE TIMES
'TILL I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK AND IT WAS 5:55
I COULD TELL THIS MORNING WAS GONNA BE HECTIC
IN MY MIND I HAD ALREADY CANCELLED BREAKFAST
THIS TIME I DECIDED TO LAY THERE AND REST
I WAS STILL TIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS WORKDAY I GUESS
BUT IN REALITY I'VE NEVER BEEN A MORNIN' PERSON
SOME PEOPLE GET UP AND PRAY, I USUALLY GET UP CURSIN'
BUT BACK TO THE STORY 'CAUSE IT'S GETTIN' LATE
I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK AND IT WAS 6:08
I'VE GOT FIFTY-TWO MINUTES TO HIT THE PUNCH CLOCK
AND IF I'M ONE MINUTE LATE MY PAYCHECK IS DOCKED
AND I'LL BE UP IN THE OFFICE PLEADIN' MY CASE
WITH THIS REDNECK SUPERVISOR UP IN MY FACE
SO I HOPPED OUTTA BED WITH CRUST IN MY EYES
DROOL ON MY FACE AND BAD BREATH ON THE RISE
I PROCEEDED TO GUIDE MYSELF TO THE SHOWER
BRUSHED MY TEETH AND MY WAVES BY THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR
I PUT ON SOME SURE AND SOME CURVE COLOGNE
AND HAD PUT ON MY CLOTHES WHEN I HEARD THE PHONE
IT WAS MY LADY CALLIN' TO SEE IF I HAD LEFT
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT I HADN'T OVERSLEPT
SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED ME AND BLEW ME A SMOOCH
I BLEW HER ONE BACK AT 6:42
NOW I'M REALLY PUSHIN' THE LIMIT
I GOTTA BE TO WORK IN 18 MINUTES!
THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW I COULDN'T FIND MY KEYS
MAMA SAID THERE WERE GONNA BE DAYS LIKE THESE
NOW I'M REALLY ABOUT TO HAVE A FIT
'CAUSE DEEP DOWN I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS SHIT
BY THE TIME I FOUND THEM EIGHT MORE MINUTES PASSED
SO I JUMPED IN MY JEEP AND DROVE OFF REAL FAST
NOW IT'S 6:50, AND I LIVE 12 MINUTES AWAY
GUESS I'M GON' DRIVE LIKE A FOOL TODAY
JUST THE THOUGHT OF LETTIN' THAT REDNECK BASTARD
WRITE ME UP WAS INCENTIVE ENOUGH TO DRIVE FASTER
BUT INSTEAD OF FOCUSING MY ANGER ON HIM
I SHOULDA' BEEN GETTIN' UP EARLIER THAN I HAD BEEN
DRIVIN' SIXTY IN A FORTY-MILE-AN-HOUR ZONE
I SWITCHED LANES BACK AND FORTH LIKE I OWNED THE ROAD
I FINALLY GOT TO THE JOB AND FOUND ME A SPOT
JUMPED OUTTA THE JEEP AND SPEED-WALKED THRU THE LOT
A BROTHER WANTED TO TALK AS I WAS HEADED FOR THE CLOCK
I GAVE HIM DAP AND HOLLERED BACK, "I AIN'T GOT TIME TO STOP!"
THEN I GLANCED AT MY WATCH, I'M RUNNIN' OUTTA TIME
AND WHEN I HIT THE PUNCH CLOCK, IT WAS 6:59
DAMN! I MADE IT!