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Never Gonna Be A DJ

from Glass and Blood and Leaves by Seamus Anthony

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Never Gonna Be A DJ
By Seamus Anthony Ennis

I quit my job washing dishes and scrubbing pans the other night;
I just walked out of the kitchen while they weren't lookin' even though I knew it wasn't right.
But the other kitchen hand, you see,
Well he was only twenty three;
They found him floating lifeless in the Yarra,
And now he will never be,
All of those things he wanted to be.
He wanted to be a DJ,
But all he ever did was work all day,
And now he's never gonna be no DJ

Never gonna be a DJ, baby,
Never gonna be a DJ.

So as I was drying the cutlery,
Sweeping the floors,
And emptying the bins,
And as the chefs burned their arms and swore,
I got to thinkin' about things (again).
And I re-realised that life is far too short to waste,
Doing something that you really hate.
So if you're gonna do it,
Then go ahead and do it,
Before it's too late.
Before it's too late.

Never gonna be a DJ, baby,
Never gonna be a DJ.

And then that night as I was lying in my bed,
I heard this voice inside my head.
It said "G'day Seamus."

And I said "G'day Steve...
Ummm ... aren't you supposed to be dead?"

"Yeah that's right,
Very perceptive!
But I just wanted to tell you about how I really died.
And I just wanted to give you,
A little peace of mind,
And let you know that it's alright..."

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from Glass and Blood and Leaves, released July 12, 2010

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