24 Hours A Day

Skinny young man With born again eyes And a Jesus tattoo on his arm Leans on the wall While the traffic goes by The gas-mart at Fairview and Farm A rap song pounds From an '83 Caddy While he waits on a payphone to ring Been standing around since a quarter past nine Still hasn't heard a thing 24 hours a day 24 hours a day Sign says we're open the man says you pay 24 hours a day Backed up on Farm Carhorns are screaming Cause some guy's Suburban is stalled He guesses her daddy Must be back home Otherwise she'd have called He thinks to himself I guess I can't blame him It wasn't so smart what we did A uniformed cop gets in line with his coffee Some women yells at her kid 24 hours a day 24 hours a day Sign says we're open the man says you pay 24 hours a day (harmonica solo) Carload of drunks Pulls up in a hurry For a six-pack before its too late He starts to dial To leave one more message Stops and decides just to wait Could have been different And maybe it couldn't With some things it's too late to learn Fumes from the gasoline hang in the air World just continues to turn 24 hours a day 24 hours a day Sign says we're open the man says you pay 24 hours a day The skinny young man With born again eyes And a Jesus tattoo on his arm Leans on the wall While the traffic goes by A gas-mart at Fairview and Farm Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm