Jimmy Buffett - It's My Job

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Song Lyrics

By: Mac McAnally
1970
For Mac who reminds me of me seven years ago
In the middle of late last night I was sittin` on a curb
I didn`t know what about, but I was feelin` quite disturbed
A street sweeper came whistlin` by, he was bouncin` every step
It seemed strange how good he felt, so I asked him while he swept

Chorus:
He said, "It`s my job to be cleaning up this mess
And that`s enough reason to go for me
It`s my job to be better than the rest
And that makes a day for me."

I got an uncle who owns a bank, he`s a self-made millionaire
He never had anyone to love, never had no one to care
He always seemed kinda sad to me and I asked him why that was
And he told me it`s because in my contract there`s this clause

Chorus:
That says, "It`s my job to be worried half to death
And that`s the thing people respect in me
It`s my job but without it I`d be less
Than what I expect from me."

Now I`ve been lazy most all my life writin` songs and sleepin` late
And any manual labor I`ve done was purely by mistake
If street sweepers can smile then I`ve got no right to feel upset
But sometimes I still forget
`Til the lights go on and the stage is set
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat

Chorus:
It`s my job to be different than the rest
And that`s enough reason to go for me
It`s my job to be better than the rest
And that`s a rough break for me

Chorus:
It`s my job to be cleaning up this mess
And that`s enough reason to go for me
It`s my job to be better than the rest
And that makes the day for me

- Notes:
Background Vocals: Mac McAnally, J.D. Souther

Release History

1980

It's My Job / Little Miss Magic

1. It's My Job (3:10)
2. Little Miss Magic (4:00)

1982

Son Of A Son Of A Sailor / Coconut Telegraph

1. Son of a Son of a Sailor (3:23)
2. Fool Button (2:47)
3. Cheeseburger in Paradise (2:51)
4. Manana (4:13)
5. African Friend (4:00)
6. The Last Line (3:38)
7. Livingston Saturday Night (3:09)
8. Coast Of Marseilles (5:02)
9. Cowboy In The Jungle (5:06)
10. Coconut Telegraph (2:57)
11. Incommunicado (3:39)
12. It's My Job (3:10)
13. Growing Older but Not up (3:23)
14. The Good Fight (3:25)
15. The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful (4:06)
16. Stars Fell on Alabama (4:12)
17. Island (3:54)
18. Little Miss Magic (4:00)

1980

Coconut Telegraph

1. Coconut Telegraph (2:57)
2. Incommunicado (3:39)
3. It's My Job (3:10)
4. Growing Older but Not up (3:23)
5. The Good Fight (3:25)
6. The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful (4:06)
7. Stars Fell on Alabama (4:12)
8. Island (3:54)
9. Little Miss Magic (4:00)