David Taxin' - Stress Test Lyrics

Stress test, just can't get no rest, I can't escape demands that are made

Though you're only 3 years old, better listen to what you're told
Don't you disobey my rules
Now you better get some rest, cause you gotta take a test
To get you into nursery school

Oh, when I was young I remember my mama'd say
I know you'll thank me for what I did someday

Now 10 years have come and gone, but it's still the same old song
But the competition's so much more
Forget Plato, Socrates, get good grades and SAT's
You gotta get the highest score

Oh, when I was young I remember my mama'd say
I know you'll thank me for what I did someday

Stress test, just can't get no rest, I can't escape demands that are made
I can't see any reason why I should put up with this charade
Stress test gets me so depressed, you know I feel confined and unfree
Take off the pressure cooker you know I need some time just for me

Well I hollered and I moaned, worked my fingers to the bone
Though I knew that I was right
But now I'm programming me working an 80 hour week
And I'm pressured morning noon and night
And you know I still can't see the light

Oh, when I was young I remember my mama'd say
In a few years things'll be less clear than today

Stress test, just can't get no rest, I can't escape demands that are made
I can't see any reason why I should put up with this charade
Stress test gets me so depressed, you know I feel confined and unfree
Take off the pressure cooker you know I need some time just for me