Wake up at 7:30 on the dot Hit the snooze button straight on 7:30 on the dot Wake up at 8 o'clock I go "Oh God I'm late" Why did I smoke so much pot man A quick shower and then I ironed up my shirt When I'm putting on my shirt ... Now I'm jumping around like an idiot Looking for socks and my belt and my keys but My girlfriend's in bed laughing at me God she starts work much later It's quarter past 8 definitely late now No time for condoms, I'll see you later I walk out the door and I won My shades guard my eyes from the sun I've got to get to work I've got to pay the bills I've got to be a man
This life is hard This life is hard It can be so so, it can be so so hard It can be so so, it can be so so hard
Half way there I'm picturing my cigarette, I notice that I smell of it Always on the phone 'till the smell is irrelevant The only benefit of my job is fact that I get to sit down Why do people stare? Why do people stare when I'm walking down the street? Could it be th colour of my skin? The styling of my hair? When I turn around they're just staring at their feet like It turns out I'm late, There's no debate ... And people here must think I'm an idiot Typical black misportraited by the media And this world is fake There's no debate We work for pieces of paper I've got to get to work I've got to pay the bills I've got to be a man That's why
This life is hard This life is hard It can be so so, it can be so so hard It can be so so, it can be so so hard