Laid Off American Man...

I do windows, I do floors,

I do hallways, I do doors,

I do anything I can,

I'm a Laid Off American Man...

I'm a product of the bottom line,

everybody says 'it's gonna be fine'

so come on down

to the Unemployment Line,

we'll have a little party

at the end of the line...

I was a VP in charge of BD...

I was an acronym in the company hymn,

a journeyman in the company plan,

now all my tools are in a one-man van...

I do windows, I do floors,

I do hallways, I do doors,

I do anything I can,

I'm a Laid Off American Man...

With a Mission Statement

and cellular phone,

a corporate watch

and a company loan,

I was a VP in charge of BD...

My severance pay was a big handshake,

I'm on the road for as long as it takes,

I was a VP in charge of BD...

Now I'm a gardener in the Promised Land,

all my tools are in a one-man van,

I do windows, I do floors,

I do hallways, I do doors,

I do anything I can,

I'm a Laid Off American Man...

I'm a Laid Off American Man...

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