The Scientist

[Verse 1]
The Scientist rubs his weary eyes
Says "Seriously, I just realized,"
That I used to be employed
Doin' things that I enjoyed
But nowadays I just do things
Back when I first started out
I only worked on things I cared about
Now I take the checks and I just do whatever's next
And every single day has come to seem

[Chorus 1]
More and more familiar
Familiar
Familiar
And I guess everything's alright
When you get down to it I suppose everything's alright

[Verse 2]
The Drive home gets longer every day
There's no real hurry any way
'Cause home is just a place
Where all the children's faces look a bit too much like his best friend
Dinner will be uninspired
And the wife will probably be too tired
The kids will act like freaks
And when he finally gets to sleep
He'll be appalled to see just how many dreams have come to be

[Chorus 2]
Familiar
Familiar
Familiar
And everything's alright
I guess everything's alright
I guess everything's alright
Somehow everything seems wrong

[Verse 3]
Either I have lived too long
Or in some strange way I did things wrong
Because I feel like I should say a fond hello to each new day
But I found I'm sayin' "Here we go again."