Wake up in the morning, must make my bed.
Brush all my teeth, comb the hair on my head.
Eat all my breakfast, while mom makes a fuss.
Then rush out the door barely catching a bus
Filling my head with these figures and facts
When school is over, I take the bus back
The chores that are waiting just to be done
I thought being a kid would be fun
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We need a vacation
From our daily vocation.
Oh, oh, oh
It's not easy just being a kid.
We're tired just thinking of all that we did.
We need time away from
All the work and the hum-drum,
Oh, oh, oh
Don't call us, we'll call you.
We need some time off.
I love playing baseball and soccer, you bet!
But this is hard work, you should see how I sweat.
Hide-and-seek is not easy. It's serious work.
Climbing up trees, getting covered with dirt.
We keep up the schedule just day after day.
We make our suggestions, they don't hear what we say.
I'm burning my candle out at both ends.
I'm taking time off with my friends.
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Can you picture it now as we lie on the beach?
Tall frosting fruit punches, just out of reach.
Soaking our troubles away in the pool.
Don't anyone dare mention school!
We need a vacation
From our kid life frustration,
Oh, oh, oh.
Don't call us, we'll call you.
We need some time off.
We need some time off.
We're taking time off!