Relative Surplus Value Lyrics - The Weakerthans

Find the airport, 7 a.m. 

My heart pumping pure mini-bar 

Sit on the concrete by the carts 

And some girl throws a dime in my lap 

You won't be laughing when you hear 

How this one ends 

So I sleep through the entire flight 

Don't really wake up 

Until the cab driver says 

"'Hey, where you going, I forget" 

Think of the time I came to visit you here 

The year after Jeremy died 

And the elevator's fast and pops my ears out 

And they're all waiting patiently 

Touch my name tag and say, hello 

I'm too tired to smile today 

Squeak the chair once, take a deep breath 

Straighten my tie and say, "What's the damage?" 

And the pause feels like an extra year 

Of high school 

The CEO takes me aside 

I'm down 12 points and they're selling 

The graphs in the board room show 

By the time that the market opens in Tokyo 

I'll be worthless 

So, what I'm tryin' to say 

I mean what I'm askin' is 

I know we haven't talked in a while 

But could you come get me?