LAW FIRM

by Charles Carreon

I went to a law firm the other day;

They said to come down right away

So I ditched all my classes;

I put on my suit,

And applied some Aqua Velva to

   my face to boot.

I borrowed the car

from my dear roommate,

Cause I knew that he wouldn't

want me to be late.

I took the elevator to the thirty third floor

And walked through the huge

   oak double-doors.

It was a law firm,

A real big place,

With chrome decor from outer space.

It was a great big place,

With lots of magazines

And a woman with

a face from the fashion scene

brought me a cup of stale caffeine.

While I was chokin it down,

This guy came around;

Well he was tryin' to smile

But it looked like a frown.

He was lookin' around

and sniffin' about

Like maybe somebody

Didn't put the cat out.

It was a law firm

A really big place

With the big time bucks

That the big boys make.

The first guy I talked to

Was an a-sso-ci-ate;

Didn't say too much,

And his favorite line

Was "Excuse me, what?"

Then he took me down the hall

To this real stiff chick

With some real cold hands

And clothes that really fit --

She looked at my shoes

And she looked at my face,

And that second look said

"Boy are you outta place."

She talked about "the firm,"

And she talked about clients;

She looked me in the eye

And said "They're all corporate giants."

Yeah it was a law firm,

A scary place

Like a bad disease

Of the human race

So I said goodbye, ma'am,

I really gotta run,

Cause I'm a bit too young

To give up havin' fun

As I was walkin' out

They met me at the door,

And looked like they might pitch me

Out the thirty-third floor

But they were so polite

And said "We really understand,"

While what they meant was

"Boy are you outta hand."

It was a law firm

Ya know the kinda place --

They'll give you a job and

Think they own your face --

It was a law firm

A dangerous place

A bad disease

Of the human race.

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