Chase Vibe - Day Job Lyrics

Clocked in. Five minutes early
Twelve hour shift, every day that I'm workin'
I really need the check otherwise I'm back in debt
Plus I need to cop some speakers and a microphone to flex
I got music in my soul and a mind full of bars
That I'm tryna break out something like Frederick Mors
So I'll smile for these people and I'll file all these papers
Meanwhile I'm daydreaming and plotting on major capers
The worlds best finesse would be me making it
So that I can bring it back for my city's patronage
So patiently, this desk job will have to pay for me
Another couple forms in my hands, I staple it
Thinking of the drums that Katana's made for me
Used to be Jay and me, closing every night faithfully
Then crafting Dream Sequence after work hastily
All the while my mom would open up my door and say to me

Don't quit ya day job, don't take a day off
You got rent to make and student loans to pay off
And if you don't pay it where you plan to stay at?
Your head too in the clouds, you're too far from famous
Don't quit ya day job, don't take a day off
You got rent to make and student loans to pay off
And if you don't pay it where you plan to stay at?
Your head too in the clouds, you're too far from famous

Clocked in. Half hour late
Another long night, still trying to regulate
The shows come more often and I'm tryna be great
But my coworkers hate because you guessed it, I'm late
Rubbing sleep out my eyes, liquor on my breath
Getting ready for another 12 hours at the desk
I don't wanna be here, rather be at the crib
That I just started renting with my two best friends
But that's not an option so I sit at my computer
Auditing forms while trying to bust maneuvers
Making art for FreeVibe Friday's and trying not to get caught
They may pay for my time but passion cannot be bought
I come home every night just tired and overwhelmed
Changing out my uniform for something fresh as hell
I got another show and I need to get there hastily
All the while Jason comes up to say to me

Don't quit ya day job, don't take a day off
You got rent to make and student loans to pay off
And if you don't pay it where you plan to stay at?
Your head too in the clouds, you're too far from famous
Don't quit ya day job, don't take a day off
You got rent to make and student loans to pay off
And if you don't pay it where you plan to stay at?
Your head too in the clouds, you're too far from famous

Missed punch. Missed call from Ebonee
It's past lunch. And I'm still in bed asleep
All my nights moonlighting that run me into sun up
Colliding with the moods fighting whenever demons run up
Shaking my foundation, I leave stages feeling empty
Driving with my eyes closed, hands off the wheel tempting
Spend hours in my driveway, misunderstood, exhausted
Can't wait to go to work, where I'm misunderstood, accosted
I'm cautious, I'd hate to be fired and burn bridges
Especially when I've made a wage that earns living
My rap career is just off the ground for the first minute
But the checks getting cleared barely pay for furnaces
Not answering the calls, I'm fearful of results
If I lose this job then I stand to lose it all
Anxiety attack springs me out of bed hastily
Panicked look in the mirror and this is what I say to me

Don't quit ya day job, don't take a day off
You got rent to make and student loans to pay off
And if you don't pay it where you plan to stay at?
Your head too in the clouds, you're too far from famous