Cedric B. Lyte

from The Lemon (LP) by Yates Brown

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lyrics

cedric b. lyte, 7 to 5
cubicle house plant barely alive
watching the clock hand teetering by
my what a clear sky
through the window caught my eye
fluorescent light bulb bright as the sun
sugar free gum
linoleum
back to the ropes my friend

cedric b. lyte, quarter to 6
diesel sardine can stuck in the mix
sun going out to the odometer clicks
by like time flies
fast food window, drive thru lives
no chance to realize what's ahead
what's in his head
he swallows his meds
he's stuck in the ropes my friend

overly done before he's over & done
cedric b. lyte's the name for everyone
tethered to posts that we have dug for ourselves
to own the very best on the consumer shelves

I want what I don't need
and I need what I need too
I want what I want & that's that
& that's the cedric b. lyte alright caught up inside you

now back to work

cedric b. lyte, asleep right away
alarm going off earlier every day
the beans in the pot that keep him awake
how many cups today will it take
amphetamine binge on a coffee break
don't want to make a careless mistake now do you
the lunch hour's through
the memo is due
it's back to the ropes my friend

(chorus)

cedric b. lyte is starting to shake
the crick in his neck, the tension headache
he never asked for this
he's feeling it break, enough
now he's breaking stuff
and he's taking that platinum chinese finger cuff off
and he's telling the boss to piss off
he's got what he needs
he's done with the greed
to hell with the ropes my friend