The Rebel Black Dot Labor Song of the Day

Fountains of Wayne, "Hey Julie" from Welcome Interstate Managers (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Fair's fair—since I always harangue Less Than Jake over Hello Rockview, I dare not spare Fountains of Wayne: The song should be titled "Hey, Julie" & the album should probably be titled Welcome, Interstate Managers (except in the unlikely event the title is meant as a command to welcome interstate managers to some or another function).

"Working all day for a mean little man
With a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan,
He's got me running 'round the office like a day around a track
But when I get back home you're always there to rub my back.

"Hey, Julie, look what they're doing to me,
Trying to trip me up, trying to wear me down,
Julie, I swear it's so hard to bear it,
And I'd never make it through without you around,
No, I'd never make it through without you around.

"Hours on the phone making pointless calls,
I've got a desk full of paper that means nothing at all,
Sometimes I catch myself staring into space,
Counting down the hours 'til I get to see your face.

"Hey, Julie, look what they're doing to me,
Trying to trip me up, trying to wear me down,
Julie, I swear it's so hard to bear it,
And I'd never make it through without you around,
No, I'd never make it through without you around.

"How did it come to be
That you and I must be
Far away from each other every day?
Why must I spend my time
Filling up my mind
With facts and figures that never add up, anyway?
They never add up, anyway.

"Working all day for a mean little guy
With a bad toupee and a soup-stained tie,
He's got my running 'round this office like a gerbil on a wheel,
He can tell me what to do but he can't tell me how to feel.

"Hey, Julie, look what they're doing to me,
Trying to trip me up, trying to wear me down,
Julie, I swear it's so hard to bear it,
And I'd never make it through without you around,
No, I'd never make it through without you around,
No, I'd never make it through without you around."

I've never worked in an office. While this has necessarily limited my career prospects, have I really been missing out on anything? Which is not to say that I should not have worked harder & could not have been far more successful in my chosen non-office career.