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OK, I’d be a pale impersonator

Of a government administrator

But I went down anyway to apply

And I stood there looking nervous

At the other would-be civil servants

As we filled out forms

And formed a straight line

Looking back on the test later

I can’t figure out what was greater

The pressure to succeed

Or the will to even try

'cause the test of government letters

Smacks of having nothing else better

And brother, that’s a hard thing to justify

OK Rob, play guitar now, brother

See, these qualifications

Of the government administration

Forgive a lack of technical acumen on my part

A safety net across the nation

A civil service examination

Only robs your pride to the point

Where it’s a good place to start

I had a vision in the elevator

Of myself a few years later

With a badge around my neck

And no pain in my heart

'cause this demon on my shoulder

Keeps reminding me I’m getting older

And I should lose the qualities

That set me apart

And talk like I talk

And think like I think

You’re catching up fast

Let me buy you a drink

Earn at least this

Save at least this

Someday you’ll enjoy it

But for now just get to work

Drop a needle on a crater

And you won’t hear any sound

Just an empty scratching

As the plague goes around

Drop a needle on a crater

And you won’t hear any sound

Just an empty scratching

As the plague goes around

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