Tumble out of bed Have a fumble in the kitchen Pour themselves a cup of tradition & Yawn & stretch n hope their kids are still alive Have sex in the shower And the blood starts pumpin Out in the fields the farmers start humpin Fine for folks like them on the job from 8 to 3 Safeguarding 8 to 3 What a way to care for children Barely worth a jot It’s all boxtickin and no thinkin If you use your mind They’ll never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it That leaves me to safeguard from 3 till 8 For service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead But the boss is mates with the vilest I swear sometimes that I must be Out to get her, hmmm They feed you a dream! As I protect the innocent You're just a step on the boss woman's ladder But I’ve got dreams she’ll never take away In the same boat as a lot of your friends Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in But the tide's gonna be gone And you’re all gonna blow away Safeguarding 8 to 3 What a way to care for children Barely worth a jot It’s all boxtickin and no thinkin They just abuse your mind So you never get the credit It’s enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 8 to 3 Yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you think about it, don't you? It's a rich woman's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in her wallet 8 to 3 Oh, what a way to make a livin' Bravely gettin' by It's all givin' and no takin' They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it 8 to 3 Yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you dream about it, don't you It's a rich woman's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Putting money in her wallet 8 to 3
