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I'M FIRED
words and music
​copyright © 2006 by

Roy Zimmerman
I lost my job
Five months of seniority up in smoke

I walked back home

Cold and tired, uninsured and broke

And I tried to count the times I’d borrowed from my parents

And I cursed my luck

Cursed my boss and my landlord and my hair

I cursed the whole

Vortex of elation and despair


And I sneezed so hard I smashed my forehead on the mirror

And I got down on my knees and I said, God...

I’m gonna have to let you go

It’s just not workin’ out, buddy


I read the news

Unemployment, hurricanes and AIDS

And I looked at all

The wars and famines, parties and parades


And I joined the prayer of all humanity that morning

When we cast our eyes to heaven and said, God...

We’re gonna have to let you go


          You’re fired
          We hired another guy to rule the universe
          You’re fired
          We’re tired of all the pestilence and plagues and worse

          You’re canned
          Demand no longer warrants your supply
          You’ve been laid off, Lord
          And I wish you good luck
          Getting paid off, Lord

Well, we took you back

After that unfortunate incident with the flood

And we took you back again

After you made that mess with the lamb’s blood


But we feel you’re not performing up to your potential

And there’s younger guys who’d kill to fill your shoes


And I realized

I’d been talking to myself the entire time

And I lost my job

‘Cause I got a rotten attitude, and I’m

A kleptomaniac
And the flood is just a metaphor for

Drowning in ego

And hell’s just a place I constantly go

And I’m gonna have to let me go...

          I’m fired
          Retired from always trying to rule the universe
          I’m sacked
          In fact, I’ve got receipts I’ll never reimburse

          Dismissed
          Unlisted, ousted, dropped and booted
          Axed, expelled, ejected, decommissioned and stuck out there
          And I wish me the best of luck out there

‘Cause I put my hands together and said, God...
I’m gonna have to let me go



​"I'm Fired" is on the album THE FAUCET'S ON FIRE!, available as a CD, as a digital download and as part of the Complete Collection.
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