The Government Administrator

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, the loose qualifications
Of the government administration
Forgive a lack of technical acumen on my part
A safety net across the nation
The 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

He he said walk like I walk
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 plate goes around
Drop a needle on a crater
And you won't hear any sound
Just an empty scratching
As the plate goes around

Listen up!
I keep glistening with locations
Of this once [?] nation
With a photograph that keeps me alive
I deliver high expectations
From a Boston education
[?] slid back out
And it makes me wanna die, yeah
So I hit on the accelerator
With the government administrator
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