Archetypal bloke

I woke up early again this morning
And I was greeted by a lovely day
Beautiful, crisp, autumnal
Almost perfect I would say

I'm trying to be positive
See the good things not the bad
To try and be the happy me
Not the one who's always sad

Prescription meds are helping
Take the edge off the low mood
And pain killers, again prescribed
I take 8 a day with food

Add to this that I have gone
And caught myself a cold
For a relatively young man
Good god I'm feeling old

I drag myself up off the couch
Been here about an hour
It's time to paint my best smile
Wake the kids, and have a shower

Prescription meds are helping
Take the edge off the low mood
And pain killers, again prescribed
I take 8 a day with food

The weekend is a time for me
To forget work and take it easy
But this I really struggle with
Switching off just isn't in me

I know that I need to relax
And help anxiety subside
And I really am trying to do that
Despite whats going on inside

Prescription meds are helping
Take the edge off the low mood
And pain killers, again prescribed
I take 8 a day with food

I'm hopeful that the weekend will
Be quiet, no hassle and no mess
Feeling ill and being a basket case
I could do without the stress

I can make light of how I feel
I know I am a joke
I'm hardly what you'd call a "lad"
Or your archetypal bloke

Prescription meds are helping
Take the edge off the low mood
And pain killers, again prescribed
I take 8 a day with food

Sadly the work that's piled up
On my desk at work will win
I'm going to have to get up tomorrow
And drag my carcass in

But my mind is focussed on the gain
That i'll achieve by going in
I need to get stuff sorted
And take these long weeks on the chin

Prescription meds are helping
And pain killers prescribed
I'm trying to stay positive
And to turn this fierce tide