Before the Deadline — System Engineer's Song

To all the engineers giving their last power before the deadline…

Before the deadline, gotta settle the score

Everybody crazy right now

Nonstop, never answering, typing away

Everybody funky right now, yeah!

This season starts, my life plays back

After 2 a.m., daydreams run fast

Tech school days, and now chasing releases

Still love it — staring at screens, that’s my thrill

Before the deadline, gotta settle the score

Everybody crazy right now

Nonstop, never answering, typing away

Everybody funky right now, yeah!

Spec changes freeze my fingers in the groove

It’s tough for everyone — gotta tell myself, move

Gotta change the algorithm, no way around it

Energy drinks I made — all gone, can’t doubt it

Java, Scala, JS, PHP

Unity, COBOL, Ruby, .NET

Banking systems everyone uses

That trendy app in its peak

We made that future back then

Locked on the terminal, just me alone

Before the deadline, gotta settle the score

Everybody crazy right now

Nonstop, never answering, typing away

Everybody funky right now, yeah!

Spec changes freeze my fingers in the groove

It’s tough for everyone — gotta tell myself, move

Gotta change the algorithm, no way around it

Energy drinks I made — all gone, can’t doubt it

“Deedoo-waddi, doo-weeid doo doo-wappara”

Cheerful songs I listen to

Before the deadline, gotta settle the score

Everybody crazy right now

Nonstop, never answering, typing away

Everybody funky right now!!

Before the deadline, gotta settle the score

Everybody crazy right now

Nonstop, never answering, typing away

Everybody funky right now, yeah!

Java, Scala, JS, PHP

Unity, COBOL, Ruby, .NET