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By Naman Crowe
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Close Enough For Government Work

Well, I’m down on my money and down on my luck

but that’s close enough for government work,

that’s close enough for government work.

I lost my house and I’m living in my truck

but that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.

I’m so poor I can’t go bankrupt

but that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.

 

I can’t afford a drink and that really sucks,

but that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.

I’ve been better and I’ve seen worse

and that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.

I’m still living but not by much

and that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.

 

I’d like a job but they’re not hiring jerks.

I’m too young to die and too old to work.

The brand I smoke is the absolute worst.

I can’t afford to be sick but I’ve paid for the hearse.

I’ve been blessed and I’ve been cursed.

The Army has promised me a free piece of turf

if I’ll die soon enough,

and that’s close enough for government work.

That’s close enough for government work.