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All I Want to Do Lyrics by UB40

Rat in the Kitchen

1986

Chorus)
I don't like the work but true i need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny
People all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you
Time after time I say to myself
Working all my life isn't good for my health
Get old, get tired, get put on the shelf
I do all the work, someone else gets all the wealth
Wish I was on an island in the sun
Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done
(Chorus)
Day after day becomes more of a grind
Bills pile up, moneys harder to find
Trying to get ahead money's harder to find
If I don't give it up I'm gonna lose my mind
Wish I was on an Island in the sun
Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done
(Chorus)
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UB40

UB40

About “All I Want to Do” by UB40

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"All I Want to Do" appears on "Rat in the Kitchen" in 1986.

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