ILIA ILIOPOULOS
THE VERSE OF THE DAY,
CRUISE SONG, 27-7-26
If you work for a living,
to get money to get paid,
to be the bully of the pocket,
to show it, to be tied up,
to say I am the one in life,
And here you are, bragging,
You will tremble lest you find yourself,
At the bottom, you're doing it.
Chorus
If you work for a living,
You're not living a good life.
Whatever you earn in the moment
Life passes, you lose it.
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That's why I'm telling you to say it.
Your work is lousy.
Don't expect to be paid.
If they don't give it to you... don't be sad.
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I've been doing this since I was a child.
Work, play, that is.
I save money and do it well.
I get more in kind.
Chorus
If you work for a living,
You're not living a good life.
Whatever you earn in the moment
Life passes, you lose it.
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And with little I live like Croesus.
I don't even surround myself with hate.
They didn't say to me ironically: "Money."
Seriously, I'm: "Money".
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I watch the birds.
They are never frozen.
Wings open for a hug.
Never a bag with counted seeds.
Photo A Workman (Carl Wilhelmson) – Nationalmuseum – 24368
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