He went to college to get his degree
Put on a white shirt with dignity
But he soon discovered there’s more to being free
In so many ways he’s a lot like me
I don’t want to be a white collar man
I don’t want to slave for the company plan
I’m black and blue through and through
You know that’s just who I am
I don’t want to be a white collar man
He puts on his suit coat and takes the train (into the city)
Gets off downtown at 10th and Main (and the girls all look pretty)
Something keeps nagging him but he won’t complain (something so shitty)
Every day I feel his pain
I don’t want to be a white collar man
I don’t want to slave for the company plan
I’m black and blue through and through
You know that’s just who I am
I don’t want to be a white collar man
He can’t escape
It’s not his fate
This world won’t let him
It’s out to get him
He quit his job and tried the USPS
He found out it’s just another bunch of BS
Crawled back to the company
Just five more years and he’ll be free
Saving up his pension
Working on his own invention
Filled with contention
Now I’m just trying to walk the fine line between the extremes
I don’t want to be a white collar man
I don’t want to slave for the company plan
I’m black and blue through and through
You know that’s just who I am
I don’t want to be a white collar man
I don’t want to be a white collar man
Someday he’s going to break out of that prison
Lyrics Copyright 2024 by Dan Steven Erickson