Skinny young man with born again eyes
And Jesus tattoo on his arm
He leans on the wall while the traffic goes by
At the gasmart at Fairview and Farm
A rap song pounds from an '83 Caddy
While he waits on a payphone to ring
Been standing around since a quarter past nine
Still hasn't heard a thing
24 hours a day, 24 hours a day
Sign says we're open, and man says you'll pay
24 hours a day
Backed up on Farm, car horns are screamin'
'Cause some guys Suburban has stalled
He guesses her daddy must be back home
Otherwise she'd have called
He thinks to himself, I guess I can't blame him
It wasn't so smart what we did
A uniformed cop gets in line with his coffee
Someone yells at her kid
24 hours a day, 24 hours a day
Sign says we're open, and man says you'll pay
24 hours a day
Car load of drunks, pulls up in a hurry
For a six-pack before it's too late
He starts to dial, to leave one more message
Stops and decides just to wait
Could have been different and maybe it couldn't
With some things it's too late to learn
Fumes from the gasoline hang in the air
World just continues to turn
24 hours a day, 24 hours a day
Sign says we're open, and man says you'll pay
24 hours a day
A skinny young man with born again eyes
And Jesus tattoo on his arm
He leans on the wall, while the traffic goes by
At the gasmart at Fairview and Farm
Hmmmm hmmmm hmmm hmmmmm