Workinstiff

Escape

Words and Music

Kurt Jensen

Lyrics

When we're exhausted
Time seems longer
Minutes creep and hours drag
Muscles sore
Fatigue grows stronger
Energy begins to flag
The pain of toiling
Through the day
For those rewards
We hope to reap
Will mercifully fade away
When we escape in sleep

When we're troubled
Times are painful
Minutes sting and hours ache
When those we love
Become disdainful
Those who love us
Seem like fakes
But should emotions
Bring us sorrow
And hurt us when
We try to think
Our problems wait
Until tomorrow
When we escape in drink

When we're aged
Time grows shorter
Minutes race and hours flee
All our physical disorders
Taint the beauty we may see
The agony we all endure
To draw another
Fleeting breath
Will gently ebb
And grow obscure
When we escape in death