Nice Job
Album: Half a Lifetime
By: Jason Craig
By: Jason Craig
Duration
5:54
Genres
Description
I wrote "Nice Job" to honor the educators who work every day to give our kids the right kind of start to their lives. Teachers are underpaid and underappreciated, if you ask me (I know...nobody actually asked me), so I recorded this on behalf of all us former kids just to say thanks. It's a pretty sparse version--just me and my old Guild guitar--I hope you enjoy it. Take it easy, and kids...stay in school!
Lyrics
Nice Job © 2010 Jason Craig All Rights Reserved She was trained in education and relocated to the farm Plucked from city life and dropped into a county full of barns It was her job to teach their kids the things they’d need to know So all of them could one day go and make it on their own She taught em English and some math with a dose of common sense She earned her reputation for being fair but intense There were many days she asked herself why she kept coming back But she forged on for years and kept those kids on the right track Just another day at school until he walks through the door He’s clearly not the goof off he once was anymore His employees call him “Mr.” but she still calls him Jay BusinessWeek says there’s nothing standing in his way The software that he wrote helps kids read all around the globe He’s built himself an empire but he’s also spreading hope He says my freshman year you gave me thirteen kinds of hell You said I had much more to give guess you knew me pretty well Nice job Thank you so much for the things you did for me Well done When you challenged me to look beyond the world that I could see A teacher’s heart is full of expectations for her kids But it’s a special kind of person who’ll do all the things you did Nice job Nice job 14 days and counting now until she hangs it up There’s a lunchroom full of people the whole town’s shown up They’re gathered there to just say thanks in case she didn’t know That she was a firm foundation on which this whole school could grow Nice job Thank you so much for the things you did for us Well done You worked so hard to build an institution we could trust A leader’s heart is full of expectations for herself But it’s a special kind of person who will live her life to help Nice job Nice job Now it’s just a few more days until she’ll call this to a stop As most would tell she’s done well she’s made it to the top She’s worked hard to give our kids a good start to their lives She’s been a teacher, student, coach and leader, mother, friend and wife Nice job Thank you so much for the things you did for us Well done You worked so hard to build an institution we could trust A leader’s heart is full of expectations for herself But it’s a special kind of person who will live her life to help Nice job Nice job
