Regina Spektor: Ghost of corporate future

A man walks out of his apartment It is rainingHe's got no umbrella He starts running beneath the awnings trying to save his suit Tryin to dryin to tryin to dry but no good When he gets to the crowded subway platform he takes off both of his shoes He steps right into somebody's fat loogie And everyone who sees him says "ewwww" Everyone who sees him says "ewwww" But he doesn't care cause last night he got a visit from the Ghost of Corporate Future The Ghost said take off both your shoes whatever chances you get Especially when they're wet He also saidImagine you go away on a business trip one day And when you come back home Your children have grownAnd you never made your wife moanAnd people make you nervous You'd think the world was ending And everybody's featuresHave somehow started blending And everything is plastic And everyone's sarcastic And all your food is frozenIt needs to be defrosted You'd think the world was endingYou'd think the world was endingYou'd think the world was ending right now Well maybe you should just drink a lot less coffee And never ever watch the 10 o'clock news Maybe you should kiss someone nice or lick a rock or both Maybe you should cut your own hair cause that can be so funny It doesn't cost any money and it always grows backHair grows even after you're deadPeople are just people They shouldn't make you nervous The world is everlastingIt's coming and it's going If you don't toss your plastic The streets won't be so plasticAnd if you kiss somebodyThen both of you'll get practice The world is everlasting Put dirtballs in your pockets Put dirtball's in your pocketsAnd take off both your shoes Cause people are just people People are just peoplePeople are just people like you People are just people People are just peoplePeople are just people like you The world is everlasting It's coming and it's goingThe world is everlasting It's coming and it's goingIt's coming and it's going