Ham-STAR in the house.
Ham-STAR in the house.

Let me tell you all about my friend
I said I had a buddy by the name of Ben
We used to live together in the same small town
But every single day that I would see him he'd be down

He didn't seem content with the life he lives,
So I said Ben, hey, what's the matter, what gives?

"I don't know, Ham-STAR," was his reply,
"I feel grey every day and I don't know why.
I'd tell you more about it but I gotta go to work
Putting in my 9 to 5 as a video clerk."

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Suddenly it occurred to me
What the problem be, it was plain to see

'Cause he had a mind that was not designed
To be so confined by the daily grind

I said, "Let me give you some advice,
And I say this as a friend who is trying to be nice:
Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

Let me tell you 'bout another friend of mine
Who was working in a job doing web design
She would show up every day and things were goin' fine
But when she came home at night she would sit and pine

Although her job provided cash to keep her off the dole
She suffered as a robot with an artist's soul.
She said, "Ham-STAR, I just don't know what to do.
I somehow feel a failure when the day is through."

And it really seemed a shame when an artist great as Kate
Felt that she was drawing nothing but a wage and fickle fate.

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Suddenly it occurred to me
What the problem be, it was plain to see

'Cause she had a mind that was not designed
To be so confined by the daily grind

I said, "Let me give you some advice,
And I say this as a friend who is trying to be nice:
Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

So both of them departed from their former employ
And set out upon a path that would bring them more joy
They decided they were done running in the rat race
And they followed my advice, and they found their own place

Now Ben's a big producer with a Broadway premeire,
Now Kate is very happy with her art career,
Now Ham-STAR's rapping for you all right here,
Though I used to run the wheel, my decision was clear

You can run all day on a wheel for a wage,
But when you want to start living, then you gotta leave the cage.

Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

Get off of the wheel
Get out of the cage
Stop pushin' for the pellet every day,
Get away from minimum wage.

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