Pushing Papers, Counting Beans
from IndigoVertigo by Paul Mark & The Van Dorens
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lyrics
(Words/music by P.Mark)
You say you want it today?
The line forms over there
There ain’t enough salt in the ocean
For me to begin to care
My day is chock full of nothing
A busy schedule to keep
Pushing papers and counting beans
You got an order from who?
That name’s a mystery to me
The wheels of progress move downhill
When my palm is greased
You want a taste of the fruit?
You gotta water the tree
Pushing papers and counting beans
You say you got a hard deadline?
I suggest you find a plan B
I’m doing the work of two people
And finding excuses for three
You want to talk to my manager?
His lunch break lasts till three
Pushing papers and counting beans
The clock on the wall is my captain
Victory is a five o’clock retreat
My contract says that your problem
Is grounds for a flying leap
I’m working double time at half speed
The wages of sin are green
Pushing papers and counting beans
© Last Warning Music. All Rights Reserved.
You say you want it today?
The line forms over there
There ain’t enough salt in the ocean
For me to begin to care
My day is chock full of nothing
A busy schedule to keep
Pushing papers and counting beans
You got an order from who?
That name’s a mystery to me
The wheels of progress move downhill
When my palm is greased
You want a taste of the fruit?
You gotta water the tree
Pushing papers and counting beans
You say you got a hard deadline?
I suggest you find a plan B
I’m doing the work of two people
And finding excuses for three
You want to talk to my manager?
His lunch break lasts till three
Pushing papers and counting beans
The clock on the wall is my captain
Victory is a five o’clock retreat
My contract says that your problem
Is grounds for a flying leap
I’m working double time at half speed
The wages of sin are green
Pushing papers and counting beans
© Last Warning Music. All Rights Reserved.
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from IndigoVertigo,
released June 1, 2002
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Paul Mark & The Van Dorens New York, New York
Triple-threat songwriter-musician-producer Paul Mark has been mystifying critics and barflies for decades. With a striking lyrical edge and an encyclopedic facility with American roots music, NYC-based Paul Mark has built a top-drawer original song catalog that tugs on the ears of the literary as well as the liquidated. Mark is principal owner of Radiation Records. ... more
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