Lyrics Stan Ridgway

Stan Ridgway

I Wanna Be A Boss

Well, I've been doodling on this notepad

And I been taking telephone calls

I can tell this job's at the end of the line

And I'm ready for the fall

But I been watchin' the boss carefully

And he always seems to be havin' a ball

And then I scratch my head and wonder

Why I'm down here and he's up the hall

Now, all of my paychecks aren't worth

The paper they're printed on

I get 'em friday

But monday they're all gone

There must be some way to change my situation

It's time that I took up a brand new vocation

I wanna take a two-week vacation

Twenty-six times a year, add 'em up

When I fly to exotic places

My jet will be a lear

I'll need several secretaries

Just to jot down notes

I'll wear gucci loafers

And expensive shirts

And blue, executive, exotic coats

'cause i, I said I wanna be a boss

(I wanna be, I wanna be)

I, I said I wanna be a boss

And I'll have people workin' under me

And this lousy job I'll toss

I, I said I wanna be a boss

Well, I'll drive in fancy cars

Well, no, maybe I'll just cruise

With a limo