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 How long I've been waiting And collecting calls Yeah 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 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