"Beneath Bright Lights"

No-one knows what it's like
  to be a user
    to be a luser
	Beneath bright lights
No-one knows what it's like
  to be hated
    to be fated
	To working only nights

But my screens they aren't as empty
  as my disk space seems to be
I have hours only lonely
My love's ADVENTURE
	that's there for free

No-one knows what it's like
  to write these programs
    like I do
	And I blame you!
No-one bites back as hard
  on their errors
    None of my strange code
	can show through

But my screens they aren't as empty
  as my disk space seems to be
I have hours only lonely
My love's ADVENTURE
	that's there for free

If I learn BASIC, teach me FORTRAN
  before I use it, rot my brain
When it compiles, show me some MacLisp
  make me write it over again
And if I start up a FORK in the Background
  put your FINGER down my throat
If I ask questions, please give me a manual
  to keep me dumb while you write your code

No-one knows what it's like
  to be a user
    to be a luser
Beneath bright lights


(adapted, after a more famous song by The Who)		- Richard Treitel