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bus driver
I am a bus driver and it's four in the morning And I'm pressing out my clothes beside my bed Fourteen years been on the job And with many miles behind Still I'm up at 3:30 to make sure I'm there on time My car gets me along just fine To and from the station But my castle is this Houston metro bus My first stop is Ashbury And the sign's been gone for years All the same the people wait Cause they know that I'll be there What would you say If I told you that I won't be by today Would you say that I'm just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know I'm always there by 5:15 And lately I've been early Cause Judith likes to be in early to the bank And she gives me conversation And a token good for riding And she's happy all alone And then there's Charles in retail sales And I hope they pay him well For the work that young man does Cause I've never seen the inside of a custom refrigerator But I know that he's the first and last one there What would you say If I told you that I won't be by today Would you say that I'm just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know And what do I know And I wonder what they do all day At their respective works I suppose they give money and take money away Still I'm just orbiting this town With the post office my sun And I'm circling again And I wonder how this world would be If I was never here To drive this bus around from Ashbury to Main I suppose this town would be the same With one bus' less exhaust But that bank and retail store They just wouldn't be the same But what can I see From the limited confines of my bus driving seat Only me And I'm just a bus driver And what do I know I'm just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know Just a bus driver And what do I know I'm just a bus driver So don't believe that Just a bus driver Well don't believe that Just a bus driver Well don't believe that We're all just bus drivers And it's time to go home