You look like you just got off of work/And if I may assume, babe/You work hard but you don’t get what you’re worth/Am I right?
The advice given here are the words an eager beaver would give when he sees a moment of weakness. It’s an age old trick that every tired dog out there knows and no matter how much lacquer is applied there’s no hiding the shoddy quality of the material. Of course it would be the crux of Ne-Yo’s game.