I'm burnin' midnight oil
And gas prices are high
I'm burnin' midnight oil
It's just enough to get by
And the results are
Exhaust from the muffler
Oil drips and I'm a disptick
And the results are
Exhaust from the muffler
Oil drips and I'm a dipstick
My momentum tires
As I'm wearin' down
Oil drips onto a news clip
I fall apart
Like a primitive car
Oil drips as my conciousness slips
The light grows dimmer
As I'm comin' round
Oil drips, Just hope nothing gets lit
Yeh, gets lit... gets lit... Oh shit
I'm burnin' midnight oil
And gas prices are high
I'm burnin' midnight oil
It's just enough to get by
Author notes
Inspiration: Wrote this mentally one in the shower, about an hour after watching a Metallica DVD. (Suprise, suprise.) It was somehting Hetfield said, like, "Lars is nocturnal, I'm a daytime guy, and Bob (Rock) is just up 24/7 burnin' midnight oil." So I thought to myself, that's exactly what my dad does, so I wrote this off the top of my head. I'm pretty happy the way it turned out because the original wasn't as good.
Written June 8th, 2005
A contest entry
- Inspiration please! anything goes! by woman onamision.
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YEA!!That rocked.....Sounded good and could only sound better if put to music. AWESOME job.. -
Great
lol...yeah u are a dipstick...but ny ...well ill applaud u i guesss -
Another good one by you, cuz youre awesomely cool....the best fucking poet on this whole shit, lol
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I like this its a great song, really reflects the times we are living in right now. :g Gas where i live is 2.50 per gallon but its supposed to be coming down.
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I wish I could hear the tune to this, I always love to read other people's lyrics because I am a songwriter myself. The song of mine which you commented on needs a better tune though. This was a very contemporary write, I liked it!
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Great lyrics, I love how you are also inspired by music, I write lyrics almost everytime I hear a good song, anyway, great job very original and true. Thanks for commenting on my work.
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hey, I like this a lot. I love the fact that these are good lyrics. would make an awesome song.
Take Care,
Jasmine
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Nice job - glad to see you writing lyrics!!!
You and your places of solitude......if that's what you call'em!
Tisha
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