It's Hard Out Here For a Temp

Since my last little ditty went over so well, I've decided to share a number I wrote shortly after the Oscars this past year. This was inspired by my own experiences in the gritty and brutal world of non-permanent office staffing services.

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It's Hard Out Here For a Temp

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You know it's hard out here for a temp (you ain't knowin'),
When she's tryin' to get her money for the rent (you ain't knowin'),
For the groceries and gas money spent (you ain't knowin'),
Because a whole lot of temps they jumpin' ship (you ain't knowin').

At my job I done seen some crazy things in spreadsheets,
Gotta number check 'em all to earn some changes for me.
So I gotta keep accounts tight, like H&R on tax night,
Like takin' from a temp who don't know no better, I know that ain't right.
Done seen people fired, done seen people deal,
Done worked a full shift with no break for a meal.
No insurance where I work, but that's just how it is.
It might be new to you, but it's been like this for years.
It's blood, sweat, and tears when it comes down to this job.
I'm tryin' to get cash for to move out from my mom's.
I'm tryin' to have things, but it's hard for a temp.
But I'm prayin' and I'm hopin' to God I don't slip, yeah.

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Man, it seems like I'm duckin', dodgin' staples everyday.
Temps hatin' on me cause I got shoes from Tar-jay.
But I gotta stay paid, gotta stay above water,
Couldn't keep up with my loans, that's when it got harder.
Manpower's where I'm from, I'm QTI bound,
Where temps all the time end up lost and never found.
Man, these girls think we do things, earn a big wage,
They practice Word every night, and then they do some FrontPage.
Now I can do Access, and Excel too,
You pay the right price, I'll do both for you.
That's the way the game goes, gotta keep it strictly tempin',
Gotta have my hustle tight, makin' change off my typin', yeah.

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