
Date of issue: 31.12.1984
Record label: Concord, Rounder
Song language: English
Someone's Computer |
I don’t know what happened |
The telephone rang and I answered |
The man on the telephone told me my bill was past due |
I told the man this wasn’t even my ‘phone |
When over the line there came such a weird tone |
Now I’m speaking to you from deep down inside someone’s computer |
They don’t let me eat much |
They basically feed me on numbers |
I’m sorting out zip-codes and counting the cars in Beloit |
I’m helping young Johnny learn geometry |
But the devil he cares about rescuing me |
Though he probably knows that I’m trapped deep inside his computer |
I’m not alone — there’s a bunch of down here together |
Clean-livin' folks who were trying to get by somehow |
None of knows what the Sam Hill we did to deserve this |
Each of us heard a mysterious tone and then powww… |
I hate adding numbers |
So guess what I’m doing forever |
I’m running a mailing list dunning some dead-beats for Sears |
I’d love to play Packman or Star Wars |
But no, we’re too serious here — we’re all business |
So I’m a Yuppie forever deep down inside someone’s computer |
Now that I think of it, lots of my friends have gone missing |
Do you suppose that it got ‘em the way it got me |
Hard-working guys who were hard put to add on their fingers |
Slaving their lives away, running somebody’s PC |
Well I’m not gonna panic |
I’m carefully taking my bearings |
And one of these days when I’m ready I’m making my move |
‘Til then keep on watching your monitor screen |
If you see some poor devil in blue, red and green |
It’s just me I’m still trapped here deep down insid |
e someone’s computer… puter…puter…puter… |
It’s just me I’m still trapped here deep down inside someone’s computer |
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