Rat Race Blues

Stop the world and let me leave
Let me leave this place
Things are going much too fast
I just can't keep this pace

I'm tired of running here and there
And working with great speed
Why can't we all just slow down a bit
Why can't we work with ease

There aren't enough hours in the day
To do the things I want to do
There isn't enough time to just relax
Because I'm always on the move

Let's take it easy for a while
Just put the world on hold
Let's stop just once to catch our breath
Before we all get old

So what a few things will go undone
Are they more important than me
Will the world fall apart because I'm not there
Let's try it once and see

I'm tired of running in this race
I'm tired of being a rat
Why can't I be a turtle, or a snail
Or anything slow like that

Please stop the world so I could leave
Please, let me leave this place
Things still are going much too fast
And I really can't keep this pace

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