A
most excellent song by the
Planet Smashers. It works so very, very
well in their
punk-free
oldskool ska style, and the lyrics couldn't be better. Tells the story of a young man who has lost his
job, his
wife, and his
money in the course of an afternoon. An excellent reminder that
all things come to pass, and how quickly
it can all fall apart.
Planet Smashers / Repo Man / (Attack Of The Planet Smashers) / 1998
Everybody pay attention to what I'm gonna say,
I'll tell you
my story so you'll understand,
What it means to be
broke, dropped, and fired in one day,
To wake up in the morning with the feeling that it doesn't matter anyway...
Once upon a time things were going my way,
Nothing ever happened that could bring me down,
Thinking that the
good times were always gonna stay,
But it's been a long time since I've seen a sunny day.
Living in the
burbs,
Waiting for the repo man To take away my car,
Due to insufficiant funds I got nowhere to go,
And my wife just ran away, With my
lawyer and my
credit cards,
But that's ok...
They never worked anyway.
Growing up I listened to my
parents as they said:
"Go to school, get a job, and then you've got it made"
Maybe that formula worked
back in the day,
But I can tell you brother that a lot of
things have changed.
Living in the burbs,
Waiting for the repo man To take away my car,
Due to insufficiant funds I got nowhere to go,
And my wife just ran away, With my lawyer and my credit cards,
But that's ok...
They never worked anyway.
Now I'm waiting for the repo man...
They never worked, anyway!
And now I'm waiting for the repo man.
Looking through the window on to the driveway,
Watching for the repo man
24 hours a day,
Stepping outside, I raise my
.45,
Giving up
the future for today...
It never worked anyway.
Now I'm waiting for the repo man...
It never worked anyway!
Now I'm waiting for the repo man...
It never worked anyway!
It never worked anyway.
It never worked anyway.
It never worked anyway,
Anyway,
Anyway...
Anyway.
After a brief email dialogue with Matt from the band, this wu is now e2 copyright compliant.