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On Strike

I'm on strike oh yeah yeah

I'm on strike mm uh huh

I'm on strike S T R I K E

I'm not gonna take it anymore



I make minimum wages

from the Renaissance ages

Can't afford my bills

or afford cheap thrills



I'm on strike oh yeah yeah

I'm on strike mm uh huh

I'm on strike S T R I K E

I'm not gonna take it anymore



I'm on a crash diet

you oughta try it

can't afford to eat

my method can't be beat



I'm on strike oh yeah yeah

I'm on strike mm uh huh

I'm on strike S T R I K E

I'm not gonna take it anymore



In the summer I sweat

In the winter I freeze

You can bet

I'll catch some rare disease



I'm on strike oh yeah yeah

I'm on strike mm uh huh

I'm on strike S t r i k e

I'm not gonna take it anymore



Friends say I'm working myself to death

I reply

I can't afford to die

that is why



I'm on strike oh yeah yeah

I'm on strike mm uh huh

I'm on strike s t r i k e

I'm not gonna take it anymore

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this poem almost 20 years ago...but still feel the same way. Some things never change.

I want to follow my dream and be a poet/lyricist...I love to sing and can too but don't want to be the center of attention...so could do my own demos with my own words and hopefully someone who wants to be out there in the public eye can help me make a living on residuals... I have many more lyric/poems that need to be used and help me make money...Anyone out there knows how to hook me up with musicians to do the musical part or artists to use demos to do their own thing...please help if you can. It is killing me that I have all this stuff just sitting around not being used or shared with everyone.Did this one with band...Pam

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©10 June 2004 - 2:44pm — pamschwetz
2 May 2005 - 8:15pm — fighter4life
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Interesting song.

18 August 2004 - 6:44pm — Destiny Sadler (not verified)
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Wow Pam, This poem especially expressed the pain. I think this part is especially sad:
"I'm on a crash diet
you oughta try it
can't afford to eat
my method can't be beat"
And not being able to pay the bills. How do you do it each day?
I think I know a couple places where you can go. I don't know what ages it is for, but maybe you ought to check it out...
http://www.wmodels.com/
and
http://www.voicemodels.com/
hope that helped...you can also go to my friend's site, she may have information about getting a career in singing or something to where you could get money. Her site is: http://www.freewebs.com/allierca/ if you can get a hold of her somehow, she may have information for you. Best of wishes,
Destiny