Written by John Mellencamp



Be yourself, boys

Let's get this show on the road



Well I'm up every morning by 6:08

Take the Voltswagon bus up the interstate

Feel Charlie Manson just like ...

I'm diggin' real hard for some money to spend

Well it ain't that bad if the summer's free

I got my evenings ... to cruise the scene oh yeah



I got a pretty old lady

Who rolls back in the morning

She don't pressure me about my over time

Got a kickin' black chick

Who meets me in the alley

Sayin' unsnap your jeans, baby

I'll take what I find

I got non-stop shootem up, on a layaway plan

I've got a workman's compensation, I'm a union man



*Working at the factoy

Gonna get me some of them luxuries

Well now me and the boys

Machines are making noise

Working at the factory (moola)



It works like this



I got one eye on the time clock

I got my other eye on, the girl in the hall

I got this ... rocket, hum, stuck right here in my pocket

Waitin' for the five o'clock whistle to call

I'm the whistle dancer of the production line

I got an encour tomarrow at the very same time



(*Repeat Chorus 2 times