he wakes up on a wednesday morning

he can't remember tuesday's mirth

he barely keeps himself from yawning

makes his bed for what that's worth

he likes to use vocabulary

his bank account a state of "dearth"

the neighbors they all say he's touched

dropped him on his head at birth

is he awake on wednesday

in a bed where everybody's sleeping

awake on wednesday

they all complain but no one's leaving

decaying is believing in this town

in this town the folks are nice

in this town the kids are cool

procrastinating all their lives

they play in bands or stay in school

and even the class of '69 wears their backpacks all the time

and wednesday night is nachos at "the park"

the blue and golden rule

he wakes up on a wednesday morning

and calculates his latest debts

parents screaming "pick a major"

make a man out of you yet

the neighbors they all say he's touched

he counts out loud and swears too much

he thinks he's got the right equation

real world=the big null set

and he's awake on wednesday

in a bed where everybody's sleeping

awake on wednesday

well they all complain but no one's leaving

decaying is believing in this town

this town just goes around around around

this town

this town

this town