College Blues

Yet another of the songs that's been dug up in the cleaning of my apartment.  This one dates to college (gee, you'd have never guessed that, right?) and was written one night when I was working in the computer lab on a paper after my computer crashed several times in a row.  Somewhere between midnight and dawn, I got writer's block on the paper, so I started singing the blues.  And then another window was opened, and the following song was written:

Workin’ my way through college,

Now I’m way in debt.
I’ll be payin’ this off forever,
‘Cause teachers aren’t paid much yet.

I’ve got the blues,

Those college blues,
No sleep, no money,
No time to study,
And I’ve still got so much to do!

I’ve got to keep my grades up
Or my scholarship’s gone.
But this stupid computer crashes
Whenever I turn it on.
 
I’ve got the blues,
Those college blues,
No sleep, no money,
No time to study,
And I’ve still got so much to do!
 
Seems like the homework just piles up,
Way up to the sky.
No matter how many papers I write,
It seems I fall further behind.
 
I’ve got the blues,
Those college blues,
No sleep, no money,
No time to study,
And I’ve still got so much to do!
 
Can’t get ‘nuff hours at work,
No money’s comin’ in.
But I gotta keep payin’ the school,
So now my wallet’s ultra-thin!
 
I’ve got the blues,
Those college blues,
No sleep, no money,
No time to study,
And I’ve still got so much to do!
 
I work, I study, write papers
All day, and all night, too.
An’ now it seems like sleepin’
Is somethin’ I never do!
 
I’ve got the blues,
Those college blues,
No sleep, no money,
No time to study,
And I’ve still got so much to do!

I’ve got the blues,
Those college blues,
I’m just blue,
Blue, blue, blue-ue-ue, blue.
I’m just blue,
Blue, blue, blue-ue-ue, blue.