Total Job

The Faint

(I drive a taxi, I paint fingernails, I am an artist, I sew dresses, I am a teacher)



Sharp dressed servers where the upscale dine

A safe dial turned by a glove in the crimes of night

A nurse in an ambulance rides

He "don't deserve it", the patient is right



career

serious

there are times when I miss the appeal



Long black cars driven close to the lawn

Straight legged slacks and the shine of the chauffer's garb

The lawyer with an eloquent tongue

He sways he verdict, the jury is numb



career

serious

there are times when I miss the appeal



Energy that pulls us toward it

To feel the total job

No economic success

To get the total job

(2x)