Flow Like the River

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© 1995 by Sharon Abreu (aka Sharon Pérez-Abreu)

I went away for a short trip,
Came back to get the pink slip.
Now I’m on line at unemployment,
And it’s not for my enjoyment.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Today’s soft cushion is tomorrow’s briar patch.
The Best Laid Plans – they go astray.
Save for tomorrow, live for today.
The Best Laid Plans – they go astray.
Job security’s the needle in the hay.
Isn’t there any other way?
The Best Laid Plans – Ah Ha –
The Best Laid Plans.
I learned it’s best to be my own boss
When Mom and Dad both got laid off.
You play by the rules but they keep changing.
Now you find yourself minimum-wagin’ through life again.
The Best Laid Plans – they go astray.
Job security’s the needle in the hay.
Isn’t there any other way?
The Best Laid Plans – Ah Ha –
The Best Laid Plans.
Back to the start again.
Tryin’ not to lose heart again –
Or your house!
They rip your name off the office door,
Give you your chance to relate to the poor.
They say, “Nothing personal. Goodbye. Good luck.”
It’s only business, but you got FAR less than you bargained for.
The Best Laid Plans – they go astray.
Job security’s the needle in the hay.
Got to find a better way.
The Best Laid Plans – Ah Ha –
The Best Laid Plans.

If not for the greed, the lies and the pain,
Restructuring wouldn’t be a bad game.
You’d trade jobs with your boss,
Yes - salary, too!
And downsizing would cut out the limousine crew.
But life is ruthless, competition high,
Strangle yourself with your useless neckties.
Don’t you want to know why it’s so heavy at the top?
Don’t you want to see this injustice stop?
Let your voice be heard today.
Tell them there’s a better way
For us all to live.
The Best Laid Plans – they go astray.
Job security’s the needle in the hay.
Got to be a better way.
The Best Laid Plans – Ah Ha –
The Best Laid Plans – Ah Ha –
The Best Laid Plans.
The Best Laid Plans.
The Best Laid Plans.