Work Gets in the Way

There’s so much more that I could do if work weren’t in the way;

I’d have three times as many hours for hobbies every day;

For doing things like writing, reading books or landscape art,

Going swimming, hiking or to concerts for a start;

Singing, taking photos, cooking different types of food;

The list is really endless, for there’s so much to include.

Going out on day trips, to museums, and to plays –

There’d never be a shortage of new things to fill my days;

But everything costs money, and so work must have a place,

And hobbies and activities must have a smaller space.