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Unemployment Line

from Have A Nice Day! by Happy Ending

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    Original 1983 pressing with original mix (different from download mix). Includes 7" 45 with tracks 14 and 15 of the download, booklet with lyrics and collages. Does not include tracks 1 and 16 of the download, which weren't part of the original vinyl release.

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lyrics

Verse 1: Standin' here waitin', gettin' close to five,
I ain't got a nickel or dime
It's been three months and things are gettin' tough
Waitin' on the unemployment line

Verse 2: I went down to the factory but they ain't got work
I went down to the store but they don't need a clerk
I went down to the bottle cause it really did hurt
Waitin' on the unemployment line

Bridge: He said look at the want ads twenty pages long
So i looked til I almost went blind
But i was still with the others growing twelve million strong
Waitin' on the unemployment line

Verse 3: I'm worried that my benefits are gonna run out
And the union can't help me cause it ain't got no clout
I'm gonna miss the mortgage and lose my house
Waitin' on the unemployment line

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from Have A Nice Day!, released December 9, 1983
Composed by Hank Hoffman

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Happy Ending New Haven, Connecticut

Happy Ending formed in 1983. Inspired by garage rock, psychedelia and folk rock, the songs on debut vinyl LP “Have A Nice Day!” sported lyrics dark with Reagan-era political dread. Thirty years later, the current lineup features original members Hank Hoffman and Richard Brown—now playing guitar and flute as well as sax—along with drummer Tom Smith and bassist Randy Stone. Pop meets psych freakout. ... more

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