Name: Oddbod - The Act of Waiting
Duration: P00H02M35S
Description: Two words: Ooh. Aah.

Oddbod - The Act of Waiting

from Chaotic. Good. by Stephen Wordsmith

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Two words: Ooh. Aah.

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I'm a waiter
(One more factor -
Also an aspiring actor)

Now a walk-on
I've been handed
Like a weighty fish I've landed

But the detail
Will devil ya
As it all rings quite familiar

For my role
In this new fable
Is more waiting on these tables!

So I almost do my real job
As I almost do my dream job
So I wait (and do my real job)
As I wait to land my dream job!

It's all very simple, really

I'm an actor...
Maybe later
But for now, an acting waiter

Now I've landed
This great walk-on
I've a weighty point to talk on

How familiar
All these details
Of this gastronomic retail

So these tables
I'm patrolling
While the cameras keep on rolling!

So I almost do my real job
As I almost do my dream job
So I wait (and do my real job)
As I wait to land my dream job!

And I'm caught between these universes
Touching at the seams
A server's wage, the world a stage
Reality and dreams
While never living quite one life
And never its reverse
In hope to take that hopeful break
And break the server's curse

I'm a waiter
(One more factor -
Also an aspiring actor)

Now an actor
Maybe later
But for now an acting waiter

So I almost do my real job
As I almost do my dream job
So I wait (and do my real job)
As I wait to land my dream job!
As I wait to land my dream job,
So I wait (and do my real job)
Thus I almost do my dream job
While I almost do my dream job!

It's all very simple, really.

Right. Thank you for coming in. We'll let you know.

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from Chaotic. Good., released March 11, 2018
Lyrics by Stephen Wort
Vocals, composition and all music by Tim Conway: fawm.org/fawmers/oddbod/

Recorded for February Album Writing Month 2017

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