I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight

by Alan Alexander-Manifold

9 October 1992

(to tune of same name by Atlanta Rhythm Section)

I logged on the system this morning
And looked over yesterday's stats
The system's one big bottleneck
What can I pull out of my hat

To give me some better response time
Make my system a fast one
Eating more resources all the time
Each minute could be my last one

But I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
Tomorrow I might roll us back to 4.5
But I won't let it bother me tonight

Every new version's a nightmare
I struggle to keep them in sync
I just keep hopping from one to another
I don't even have time to think

But I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
My region is thrashing--may soon give up the fight
But I will not let it bother me tonight -- no, I'm not

I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
Been working more than four years and I still don't have it right
But I will not let it bother me tonight

Lord, lord, NOTIS
Gives me nothing but trouble
But I've done all I can do today
So bartender pour me a double, right now!

I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
The way we stick with NOTIS, you can see we're not too bright
But I won't let it bother me tonight

I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
I'm not gonna let it bother me tonight
I'll drink with Leigh and Michael till I'm higher than a kite
But I will not let it bother me tonight