Original words and music by Toby Quast
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Pay for my home, my food, my drink
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Just to give the rest on to the bank
Gotta work a double, just for the trouble
of being alive, try and understand
That I gotta get paid to pay the piper
Before they bury me under the sand
(Gotta get paid continues as an backing through the verses)
Hey just to be clear
I’m happy that I’m bein’ paid to be here
They say never to fear. That if
I work hard enough all my dreams will appear
They said they’re making money, so why all the lies?
The value of my dollar’s fallen faster than my payrise
I’ve lost the fight so you can hear my lament
On how to do what I love whilst paying the rent
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Pay for my home, my food, my drink
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Just to give the rest on to the bank
Gotta work a double, just for the trouble
of being alive, try and understand
That I gotta get paid to pay the piper
Before they bury me under the sand
“Do what you love” – that’s called a relationship
Well I suppose it’s more of an objectificationship
They say if you do, you won’t work another day in your life
Great advice!
Yet insofar, “what I love” hasn’t paid me much
I know if I keep at it, I’ll develop a Midas touch.
it’s hard to keep at something whilst you’re still searching for jobs
It’s why I’ve –
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Pay for my home, my food, my drink
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Just to give the rest on to the bank
Gotta work a double, just for the trouble
of being alive, try and understand
That I gotta get paid to pay the piper
Before they bury me under the sand
There’s too many ways
To find yourself wandering and wasting your days
A fear of failure feeds into your general malaise
It only takes a spark to set ambition ablaze
I’m lying in bed, but I am not dreaming
My thoughts are all loud, and my brain is teeming
Don’t know why I sing, when I should be screaming
If your bowl’s sitting empty, how can you find meaning?
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Pay for my home, my food, my drink
Gotta get paid to pay the piper
Just to give the rest on to the bank
Gotta work a double, just for the trouble
of being alive, try and understand
That I gotta get paid to pay the piper
Before they bury me under the sand
