In the Way

Deb: One P.M.
 Meeting with the staff
 Lecture them on the board's behalf
 And condemn giving workers carte blanche
 Walter: My job has many fascets
 Deb: One fifteen
 Cut our pension size
 Reconvene with the union guys
 In between close our Deleware Branch
 Walter: And liquidize our assests
 Deb: Choose a date
 For the meeting with Global Freight
 Walter: Try the twenty-fifth
 Emily: Walter, wait!
 All: No one works on that day
 Walter: See?!
 Christmas always gets in the way
 Deb: Half past two,
 Legal wants a chat
 When you're through,
 Lecture over at N.Y.U.
 On outbiding Taiwan
 Walter: Well, it's my alma matter
 Deb: In the car, meet new sale demands
 Au revoir to your dinner plans
 Tell H.R. they'll be working
 Till dawn
 Walter: Or else they're in hot water
 Employees: Employees
 Under Mr. Hobbs
 Learn to please
 Just to keep their jobs
 We know he's more content when we say
 Walter: All together now!
 All: Christmas always gets in the way
 Emily: (spoken) Walter, Christmas is five days away, we don't even have a tree.
 Walter: What's the big brouhaha,
 Over "Fa la, la, la"?
 It's a childish ordeal
 I mean flying reindeer?
 Let's get real
 Old Santa's sleigh
 Just brings more bills to pay
 So I gotta work or feel the squeeze
 Money doesn't grow on Christmas trees
 Emily: (spoken) Alright, let me see that calendar. If not today, how about tomorrow?
 Let's see...
 (sung) Half past one, buy a tree to trim
 He's your son
 Walter: I remember him
 Emily: Don't make fun, there's too much to discuss
 Walter: My budget needs rewriting
 Emily: Two o'clock, skating in the park
 Then a walk until after dark
 Here's a shock, spend an evening with us!
 Michael: Yay, mom and dad are fighting
 Walter: Have no doubt, it's that time of year
 Think about how I'm buried here
 Help me out
 Employees: It's all work and no play
 Walter and Employees: 'Cause Christmas
 Christmas, Christmas, Christmas
 Walter: What does it always get?
 All: In the way!
 Walter: All right, everyone back to work!