I\u2019d rather be working for a paycheck
\nThan waiting to win the lottery \u2026<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cFirst Chapter\u2019s Last Page,\u201d Jeffrey Gaines
\n\u201cFirst Day of My LIfe<\/a>,\u201d Bright Eyes
\n\u201cThe First Five Times,\u201d Stars
\n\u201cFisherman\u2019s Blues<\/a>,\u201d The Waterboys
\n\u201cFitter Happier<\/a>,\u201d Radiohead
\n\u201cFive O\u2019Clock World<\/a>,\u201d The Vogues
\n\u201cFive String Serenade,\u201d Mazzy Star
\n\u201cFive-O<\/a>,\u201d James
\n\u201cFlake<\/a>,\u201d Jack Johnson
\n\u201cFloat On<\/a>,\u201d Modest Mouse<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019d rather be working for a paycheck Than waiting to win the lottery \u2026 \u201cFirst Chapter\u2019s Last Page,\u201d Jeffrey Gaines \u201cFirst Day of My LIfe,\u201d Bright Eyes \u201cThe First Five Times,\u201d Stars \u201cFisherman\u2019s Blues,\u201d The Waterboys \u201cFitter Happier,\u201d Radiohead \u201cFive O\u2019Clock World,\u201d The Vogues \u201cFive String Serenade,\u201d Mazzy Star \u201cFive-O,\u201d James \u201cFlake,\u201d Jack Johnson \u201cFloat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[239],"class_list":["post-1699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-music"],"yoast_head":"\n
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