Just once I'd like to shut my eyes and shut it out, to keep myself,
Just once I'd like to close my eyes and brush it all away,
Last night the telephone kept yelling at me,
Everybody's got their thing,
Someday I'm gonna work it out, so let me work, work.

Work it out,
Work it out, yeah,
Work it out,
Work it out, yeah.

I'm so sick and tired of hearing all of that, and hearing all your big ideas,
California attitude gets the better of me, must be something in the air,
I find it hard to hang with high maintenance 'cause I'm an easy going guy,
Just once I'd like to...
Someday I'm gonna...
I'm so sick and tired of having to...

Work it out,
Work it out, yeah,
Work it out,
Work it out, yeah.

Having to work it out.

At 20th street, when the boats come in,
At 5 a.m., on 20th street, when the boats come in,
The water's so nice at 5 a.m.,
And the dolphins sing the dolphin song at 5 a.m., at 20th street, when the boats come in,
The water's so nice at 5 a.m., at 20th street, when the boats come in,
And the dolphins sing,
The water's so nice.

Work it out,
Work it out, yeah,
Work it out,
Work it out, yeah.

You gotta work it out,
Work, work,
You gotta work it out,
Work, work,
You gotta work it out,
Work it out,
Work it out,
You gotta work it out,
Work, work,
You gotta work it out,
Work, work,
You gotta work it out,
Work it out,
Work it out,
Work it out.