Why Haven’t I Been Replaced By Robots Yet?

[Verse 1] I wake up every morning to the beep of a clock Put on my name tag, shuffle down the block Scan a thousand barcodes with a frozen grin While a scanner’s watching me and judging my sin [Verse 2] I stock the shelves and I mop the floors Listen to the hum of the automated doors If machines can learn and AI's so wise Why am I still here, barely alive? [Chorus] Why haven’t I been replaced by robots yet? Thought I’d be sipping rum and placing quiet bets On a beach somewhere where the sunsets don’t quit But I’m still here — ain't that some… futuristic spit? [Verse 3] I read the headlines, saw the flashy trends They said “by 2020, all this labor ends” But my job’s still here, and so’s my boss And I still get blamed when something gets lost [Bridge] Give me drones in the sky and bots in the aisles Let me walk out slow with a human smile Just a severance check and a chair in the shade Let me rest in peace, not this minimum wage [Chorus] Why haven’t I been replaced by robots yet? I’m not bitter—just ready to forget All the uniform rules and the never-paid debt Come on, future—cash that check you said I’d get [Verse 4] So here’s to the day when I’m obsolete And some sweet android takes my seat I’ll wave it off with my coffee in hand While it cleans up aisle nine and follows commands [Final Chorus] Why haven’t I been replaced by robots yet? I’m ready to log off with zero regret No offense to progress—but I’m all set To fade away while they clean up the mess