In The Way

One PM meeting with the staff
lecture them on the board's behalf
and condemn giving workers carte blanche
My job has many facets.

One Fifteen cut our pension size
reconvene, with the union guys in between
Close our Delaware branch
And liquidize our assets.

Choose a date, for the meeting with global freight.

Try the twenty-fifth
Walter wait!
No one works on that day!
See? Holidays always gets in the way

Half past two, legal wants a chat
when you're through,
lecture over at NYU on outbidding Taiwan

Well it's my alma mater.

In the car, meet new sale demands
Au revoir, to your dinner plans
Tell HR they'll be working 'til dawn.

Or else they're in hot water.

Employees under Mister Hobbs learn to please
just to keep their jobs
We know he's more content when we say...

All together now!
Christmas always gets in the way
Walter! It's 5 days away! We don't even have a tree!

What's the big brouhaha over “fa la la la”?
It's a childish ordeal
I mean, flying reindeer?
Let's get real
Old Santa's sleigh just brings more bills to pay
So I gotta work or feel the squeeze
Money doesn't grow on Holiday trees.

Half past one, buy a tree to trim. He's your son.

I remember him
Don't make fun, there's too much to discuss
My budget needs rewriting.

Two o'clock, skating in the park
then a walk until after dark
Here's a shock, spend an evening with us.

Yay, mom and dad are fighting.

Have no doubt, it's that time of year
Think about how I'm buried here. Help me out.

It's all work and no play
Cause Christmas
What does it always get?
In the way!