Graduate Blues

Graduate Blues Life seemed so big, a vast open road It's intimidating, you don't know where to go But as a kid you get handed a map They say "complete these steps, you're good to go" Go to high school, go to college Go to grad school and fill your head up with knowledge Work 1 job, two when you need it And one day you'll turn 25, with 2 degrees, If you don't die You'll have the ingredients for a perfect life Had to admit, that seemed strange to me "Why would anyone care if I've done these things" Still, I was a kid that got handed a map I committed these steps to my being I went to high school, I went to college I went to grad school and filled my head up with knowledge Worked 1 job, three when I needed And one year I turned 29 with two degrees and still alive But no new jobs and a solid line OF debt that will haunt me until the day that I die What were these last years for? I did everything I could to try and get my foot in the door But I feel farther from these goals than when I started out on this course I plotted out all those years ago And this has all been hell I've made some good friends but I haven't made much else And if the world's made up it's mind I don't see why I'd waste my time Trying to fit into a lie I don't wanna tell So go do what you want; make sure you don't hurt anyone And f*ck those semi-pro cartographers who'd tell you where to go Life seems so big, a vast open road? Well good