my friend the communist holds meetings in his rv i can t afford his gas so i m stuck here watching tv i don t have digital i don t have diddly squat it s not having what you want it s wanting what you ve got i m gonna soak up the sun i m gonna tell everyone to lighten up i m gonna tell em that i ve got no one to blame for every time i feel lame i m lookin up i m gonna soak up the sun i m gonna soak up the sun i ve got a crummy job it don t pay near enough to buy the things it d take to win me some of your love every time i turn around i m looking up you re looking down maybe something s wrong with you that makes you act the way you do i m gonna soak up the sun while it s still free i m gonna soak up the sun before it goes out on me  don t have no master suite but i m still the king of me you have a fancy ride but baby i m the one who has the key every time i turn around i m lookin up you re lookin down maybe something s wrong with you that makes you act the way you do maybe i am crazy too i m gonna soak up the sun i got my 45 on so i can rock on