I like to stay up late Why, yes, I do Skip out on a date That I was going to I like to stay up late And work all night long No amount of work will sate The troubled reasons for this song I'm penniless I'm desperate I barely keep a roof over my head That's a lie Here's why I'm impatient I'm ungrateful I always move to the next shiny thing I like to stay up late And I know exactly why Because I'm afraid of a fate Of living as a slave until I die