Lyrics

[Verse 1] I bagged groceries I collected carts I mowed lawns And I washed cars I was a clerk at a record store I alphabetized file cabinets I licked envelopes [Chorus] And I wrote songs And I wrote 'Cause I got dreams and big ideas And I got goals [Verse 2] Over and over I organize The basement of a department store And I wrote more songs I moved boxes and Worked the plastic machine at a warehouse And I wrote I collected tickets at a parking garage And I wrote I manned a library's reference desk I worked alone in a slow warehouse That kept the lights low [Chorus] And I wrote songs And I wrote 'Cause I got dreams and I got goals I'm gonna be the next Tim Kinsella [Verse 3] I prepared various coffee drinks And I waited tables stones And I wrote I got carpal tunnel and data entry vertigo And I wrote songs I mopped floors I scrubbed toilets And I wrote Afternoon shift renting businessmen porn To keep the shelves stocked With underground and foreign art films [Chorus] And I wrote songs And I wrote 'Cause I got dreams and I got goals Gonna be the next Tim Kinsella [Verse 4] I bartended simple Before it became a skilled profession I ushered at a theater Administrative assistant Photo assistant Video editing assistant Taught a few classes