Karaoké It's My Job Jimmy Buffett

In the middle of late last night

I was sittin' on a curb

I didn't know what about but I was feelin' quite disturbed

A street sweeper came whistlin' by

He was bouncin' every step

It seemed strange how good he felt so I asked him while he swept

He said It's my job to be cleanin' up this mess and that's enough a reason to go for me

It's my job to be better than the rest and that makes the day for me

I got an uncle who owns a bank

He's a self made millionaire

He never had anyone to love

Never had no one to care

He always seemed kind of sad to me and I asked him why that was

And he told me It's because in my contract there's this clause

That says it's my job to be worried half to death and that's the thing people respect in me

It's my job but without it I'd be less than what I expect from me

Now I've been lazy most all my life writin' songs and sleepin' late

And any manual labor I've done was purely by mistake

If street sweepers can smile then I've got no right to feel upset

But sometimes I still forget

'Till the lights go on and the stage is set and the song hits home and you feel that sweat

It's my job to be different than the rest and that's enough a reason to go for me

It's my job to be better than the rest and that's a tough break for me

It's my job to be cleanin' up this mess and that's enough a reason to go for me

It's my job to be better than the best and that makes the day for me