You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I've seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.

I've got one art O-level, it did nothing for me

Working for the rat race

You know you're wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You're no friend

of mine

You plan your conversation to impress the college bar

Just talking about your mother and daddy's Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the world situation, but just for a laugh


You'll be working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time

Working for the rat race
You're no friend of mine


Working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time
Working for the rat race

You're no friend of mine

Just working at your leisure to learn the things

you don't need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I've seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.

I've got one art O-level, it did nothing for me

Working for the rat race

You know you're wasting your time
You're working for the rat race
You're no friend of mine