welcome to the occupation

whistle blowers gotta get outta school

they don't want poets

they want pigeons on a stool

you're examining fossils

defending criminals

i'm clock watching

getting dumb

photographing models a house painter's solace

i'm like sisyphus in the sun

and i give up

raising your kids america

you treat 'em like an obligation

welcome to the occupation

the devil's in the details

devil's in the details

he's got your gold watch and chain

the devil's in the details

devil's in the details

he's got your gold watch and chain

whistle blowers

we know how you feel

public servants surrender their free will

but you can't be in politics and work in the circus

you have to choose just one

you hold the nail

i'll swing the hammer

that's how things get done

but goodbye valedictorians

goodbye punks

goodbye valedictorians

goodbye punks

and i give up

raising your kids america

you treat 'em like an obligation

welcome to the occupation

the devil's in the details

devil's in the details

he's got your gold watch and chain

the devil's in the details

devil's in the details

got your gold watch and chain