Dave Taylor - Blue-Arsed Fly Lyrics

Alarm clock rings, ungodly hour, take a shower, nightmare
Breakfast, coffee, hit the town, hit the pedal, foot down,
Red light, roadworks, they're digging up the universe
Gridlock, beat the clock, need a leak but can't stop.

Trains late, in a state, crammed in sardine tin
Escalator can't pass, stuck behind a lardarse
Revolving doors too slow, running late, touch and go
Network down, a frozen screen, all seems like a bad dream

Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly

Internet at a crawl, photocopier broke and all
Pens that write in morse code, stapler has no fixed abode
Brownie points, can't compete, won't be worker of the week
Manager a total pratt, arse licker, kick the cat

Wall to wall, no time to think, headless chicken at the brink
Work through lunchtime, try to catch up, watch your step, watch your back
All work no play, the modern way, lackaday
Grabasnack, Burgermac, heading for the cardiac

Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly

On the kazi, don't be long, time to sing the company song
Hit the keys, stare at the screen, information, primal scream
System crash, cut a dash, Jack Flash, earn the cash
Holiday, St Tropez, convalesce not holiday

Why did we invent machines, to fulfil our wildest dreams
Who's the master, who's the slave, spend and save, to your grave
Logoff, bogoff, braindead, when all is said
Hit the bottle, hit the can, let the shit hit the fan

Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly

Mortgage for a thousand years, get in debt up to your ears
Kids a pain, a money drain, new bike, new trainers
All the while, lifestyle, four wheel drive a country mile
Sell your life expectancy, lemmings headed to the sea

Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Oh, to sit and watch the world go by
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly
Why must I buzz around like a blue arsed fly