LYRICS

I'm a contract man
Pickin' up a contract any place I can
I might work six weeks and then I'll be a-movin' on
I know it's wrong
'Cause they ain't worth the paper that they're written on

Hey contract man
Only seem to pick up a contract now and then
Someday I might get a regular job
But I can't see how or when
But if you want me to sign on the dotted line
Just show me the contract, friend

  I said oh my, look at the sky
Looks like it's gonna rain
Oh my, don't ask why
I got laid off again
I spend half of my time just looking for a job
Don't you think it's a sin?
Looks like I'm always gonna be
A contract man 

Well, I'll charge you by the hour
And then I'll collect my pay
And it's a hard life just living from day to day
But if the truth must be told
I kinda like living this way

 I said oh my, look at the sky
Looks like it's gonna rain
Oh my, don't ask why
I got laid off again
I spend half of my time just looking for a job
Don't you think it's a sin?
Looks like I'm always gonna be
A contract man

A contract man, a contract man
A contract man, I am a contract man
 A contract man, gimme a contract man
And all there is between you and me
Is a contract, man

 A contract man, a contract man
A contract man, I am a contract man 



 

I’m a contract man
Pickin up any contract I can
But the pickins are slim
I can’t understand why
I have to be a contract man

No overtime No benefits
But I could make do with what I got
Then I got in trouble with the tax man
And I blew my best shot

I’m a contract man
I’ll sign anything I can
Ain’t got no benefits
Ain’t got no future plans

I don’t know where I’ll be next month
Forget about next year
And if you don’t get to say goodbye
Well baby don’t shed no tears

Cause it ain’t worth the paper its written on
When it comes to gettin’ theirs

You ain’t so tough, I think I had enough

I said oh my, look at the sky
It looks like it might rain
Oh my don’t ask me why
I got laid off again

There’s no such thing as security
When you’re living from mouth to hand
But all there is between them and me

I been working here six weeks
and I still haven’t seen my pay
And overtime is on the house
When you’re living from day to day

I might get me a regular job
Just when I cannot say
I’m just workin on my tan
Waitin for a contract to land

All I’m ever gonna be…. is a contract man

When I talk about holiday pay
All they do is cough
Drink a little beer in a tavern
And think about takin time off

All these bugs are crawlin over me
I need a shot of DDT

No benifits, no salary
I live my life from day to day
I got no future plans.

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