Sitting in the office

Sitting in your chair

The temporary positions

Friends that disappear

Call a toll-free number

Voicemail message clear

You might need some assistance

Sorry, no one's there

You said

You said

You caught me

In the middle of a bad time again

Meaning you are living

Leaving you alive

Like everybody else

In the middle of a bad time

Who's that call waiting

On the telephone line

And new friends can get fragile

Scrambling for time with you

A bad time

Bad time

In the middle of a bad time

Hello Operator

I'm collecting calls

Hey don't you want to know

You got lots of messages from

All over town

Some of them know you

But most of them are just business as usual

You said

You said

You caught me

In the middle of a bad time

What's the point of trying

To begin again

Or even finding out

In the middle of a bad time

Who's gonna help you

When the elevator door jams

When all you've got are contracts

Couldn't give a damn

About you

A bad time

Bad time

Middle of a bad time