"Why should I let the toad work Squat on my life?"
Yet again, I find a metaphor. In this case, the speaker is expounding on his feelings regarding "toad work." Toad work is basically forced work, or work undertaken which is not for the purpose of fulfilling the talents or passions of the worker. A toad is an apt metaphor because it just squats all day. It is also relatively ugly. These adjectives describe the speaker's life. His life is "ugly," unpleasant, and he "squats." The narrator's life is squatting; that is, it is in a perpetual and dull state. So is the life of a toad, which lives "out of proportion." The proportion not balanced in this case refers to the balance of the work and fun. The speaker reveals that he is feeling depressed about being out of proportion, stating that the speaker works miserably "Just for paying a few bills!"
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