Raise a Glass
[Verse 1]
Monday comes with beating drums
And the order to advance
The platform’s lined with sleepy soldiers
Swayin' in their ranks
In the general office
Where the figures are dispatched
They post a list of casualties
From the latest failed advance

[Pre-Chorus]
Later in the cubicle
Dug in and solitary
It’s the bottom rung of the ladder
Shorin' up the company

[Chorus]
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here
[Verse 2]
Tuеsday’s just like Monday
Wednesday’s thе same
Once more round the hamster’s wheel
Then sleepwalk home again
On Thursday’s staff briefing
We wait in battle dress
It’s left to us soldiers
To clean up the office mess

[Chorus]
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here

[Bridge]
With each piece in place
The timing will be clear
Like a rat from a trap
I’m out of here
Without me, this place
Will be finished in a year
[Verse 3]
The boardroom door’s revolving
They don’t bother with brass plates
Just a paper card pinned
Beneath some unfamiliar face
Years go by, the company drum
Still beats the advance
There's always fresh recruits
To swell the fallen ranks

[Chorus]
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here
Raise a glass, raise a glass
'Cause this time next year
I’ll be out on my own
I’m gettin' out of here