Cold War Kids - Welcome To The Occupation Lyrics
Whistle blowers gotta get outta schoolThey don't want poets, they want pigeons on a stoolYou're examining fossils, defending criminalsI'm clock watching, getting dumbPhotographing models a house painter's solaceI'm like sisyphus in the sunAnd I give upRaising your kids AmericaYou treat 'em like an obligationWelcome to the occupationThe devil's in the details, devil's in the detailsHe's got your gold watch and chainThe devil's in the details, devil's in the detailsHe's got your gold watch and chainWhistle blowers, we know how you feelPublic servants surrender their free willBut you can't be in politics and work in the circusYou have to choose just oneYou hold the nail, I'll swing the hammerThat's how things get doneBut goodbye valedictorians, goodbye punksGoodbye valedictorians, goodbye punksAnd I give upRaising your kids AmericaYou treat 'em like an obligationWelcome to the occupationThe devil's in the details, devil's in the detailsHe's got your gold watch and chainThe devil's in the details, devil's in the detailsGot your gold watch and chain
