Lyrics

Verse 1:
Got me a BA
It cost me 20 grand
Paying it back
I?m 8 years on a 10 year plan

With the Federal G
Got perfect credit history
Got my own place
Gotta lot of dignity

Worked as an Admin
Made 35 grand
A little over 3 years
Type 61 words pm

Made a database, web page
An org chart
I?m pretty savvy with the keys
I?m self-taught

Chorus:
I never, ever gave up
I never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

I?ll never, ever give up
I?ll never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

Verse 2:
Used to wear high heels,
Skirts and trendy glasses
Traded it for jeans, LASIK,
And an office

Had a good gig, paid the bills
And then some
The meetings at the restaurants
They were fun

But my job in manufacturing
Ended suddenly
I got my pink slip
It happened on a Friday

Packed up my box
At the month?s end
And this is where the story
Of my unemployment begins

Chorus:
I never, ever gave up
I never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

I?ll never, ever give up
I?ll never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

Verse 3:
Applying for a job
Make my quota everyday
To get my unemployment check
In an honest way

10 weeks later
And 50 jobs to date
The only ones responded
Are the IRS and EPA

Occupational questionnaires
And KSAs
I?m pondering my thoughts
To answer them the best way

Fed G jobs
GS-5 thru GS-9
If anything my writing?s
Gotten better, more refined

Chorus:
I never, ever gave up
I never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

I?ll never, ever give up
I?ll never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

Bridge:
Clipping coupons
I use my bonus card
Oh, how I?d like to fill up my
Shopping cart

Stay away from overprices
Gettin? things on sale
I only buy organic
And spinach from the Cascades

Goin? on an interview
I walk in assertive
I?m confident
Cuz I speak from experience

Not a whole lot
Goin? on in this town
We?re in a slump
The housing market went down

Verse 4:
They cut 50 jobs
At VDOT the other day
And 50 more are gone
At the GE light factory

Only temp jobs
Overqualified and underpaid
The male interviewer looks at me
In a naughty way

I?m lookin? for a job
Don?t want to rendezvous
Just pay me what I?m worth
Don?t want to hook up
With you

I?m a Divorcee
With a young child
And so the story goes
Of the unemployment cycle

Chorus:
I never, ever gave up
I never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it

I?ll never, ever give up
I?ll never, ever quit no
This is my life
And I got the will and I?m gonna live it