"Work Is Easy, Life Is Hard" lyrics - THE WOMBATS

Burn the island, then burn the boat
Howl into the void again
Another idiot with a brand new phone
Spit shining the halo on the head

[Chorus:]
Why don't you chop my tongue out
Then put my insides inside a jar
You shake me up, you shake me down
Work's easy, but life's gettin' hard

Yeah, but that's not the point
Can I forward you a quote to explain?
I'm gonna need you all to raise your voice
But if it doesn't sound like mine, please abstain

[Chorus:]
Why don't you chop my tongue out
Then put my insides inside a jar
You shake me up, you shake me down
Work's easy, but life's gettin' hard (Life's gettin' hard)

[Post-Chorus:]
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me

[Bridge:]
You don't speak for me
You don't speak for me
You, you
You, you

[Chorus:]
Why don't you chop my tongue out
Then put my insides inside a jar
You shake me up, you shake me down
Work's easy, but life's gettin' hard (Life's gettin' hard)

[Post-Chorus:]
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me
You, and you don't speak for me