working all day for a mean little man

with a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan

he's got me runnin around the office

like a dog around a track

but when i get right home you're always there to rub my back



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hey julie look what they're doing to me

tryin to trip me up

tryin 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



i was on the phone making pointless calls

i got a desk full of paper that means nothing at all

sometimes i catch myself staring into space

countin down the hours til i get to see your face



(chorus)

hey julie look what they're doing to me

tryin to trip me up

tryin 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

fillin up my mind

with facts and figures that never add up anyway

they never add up anyway



workin all day for a mean little guy

with a bad toupee and a soup-stain tie

he's got me runnin around the office

like a gerbil on a wheel

he can tell me what to do

but he can't tell me what to feel



(chorus)

hey julie look what they're doing to me

tryin to trip me up

tryin 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