[Intro]
Red tape, black tie, everybody take a number
I brought a stack of forms and a portable summer
[Verse 1]
I fuck like the government, baby, take a seat
There’s a committee in the bedroom and they’re all on repeat
First I promise you the moon, then I bill you for the sky
Then I hold a public hearing while you’re asking me why
I got a five-year plan and a short attention span
A loophole in my pocket and a rubber-stamp hand
No confidence motion, but I still want the vote
I’ll pass you in triplicate and leave you broke in your coat
[Pre-Chorus]
Sign here, initial there
Tell me that you love bureaucratic flair
One little favor, one little fee
The whole damn operation is accountable to me
[Chorus]
I fuck like the government—slow, expensive, and loud
Make a bold announcement, then I disappear in the crowd
I fuck like the government—red tape on the floor
By the time I get approval, you’ll be begging me for more
[Verse 2]
I’ve got bipartisan hips and a bipartisan grin
I outsource all the foreplay, then I claim the win
My audit says I’m reckless, my press release says I’m sound
My hands are clean as hell, but my fingerprints are found
I privatize the kissing, nationalize the blame
Put a tax on your pleasure and a surcharge on my name
If satisfaction’s a service, I’m the guy you can’t sue
I’ll freeze the whole department, then thaw it just for you
[Pre-Chorus]
Sign here, initial there
Tell me that you love bureaucratic flair
One little favor, one little fee
The whole damn operation is accountable to me
[Chorus]
I fuck like the government—slow, expensive, and loud
Make a bold announcement, then I disappear in the crowd
I fuck like the government—red tape on the floor
By the time I get approval, you’ll be begging me for more
[Bridge]
[Horns]
No means no, but forms mean maybe
I’m a public servant, baby, call me shady
No means no, but forms mean maybe
I’ll convene a subcommittee when you say, “Come save me”
[Dubstep Breakdown]
Cut the lights, kill the file
Authorize it with a crooked smile
Bass drops hard, policy bends
Emergency session—this is how it ends
[Gang Vocals]
Who runs the room?
[Me!]
Who needs the proof?
[Me!]
Who bills the moon?
[Me!]
Who’s got the booth?
[Me!]
[Final Chorus]
I fuck like the government—slow, expensive, and loud
Make a bold announcement, then I disappear in the crowd
I fuck like the government—red tape on the floor
By the time I get approval, you’ll be begging me for more
I fuck like the government, baby, read the fine print
You can call it bad policy—I call it total commitment
I fuck like the government, now raise your little flag
The session is adjourned, but I’m still in your bag
[Outro]
Motion carried, lights go down
No further questions from this town
Sign the waiver, lock the door
I’ll be back to regulate some more