sick of being a useless intern?

i wake up early every day
and ride to work on the L & C subway
some might think i've got it made
the problem is - i don't get paid

i'm just a useless intern, see
no one wants to employ me
i pay my rent with student loans
& the cost of living makes me groan
i've had a lot of internships now
at elite museums - you wonder, 'how?'?
i guess i'm a sort of smartish bro
but if smarts are enough, i do not know

i build models, do research, and write reports
i've done collections, exhibits - work of all sorts
i have degrees from two prestigious universities
and i'm G-damn sick of working for free!
can i have a job, please, in new york or san fran?
or some sunny city where i'll get a good tan?
can i start getting paid to do all this work?
or will i keep interning, and just go berserk?

it's not like i care a lot about money
but i do like to buy that expensive organic honey
i'd like to buy my parents some stuff -
of this crippling debt i've just had enough!
i know i'm young, and i should get some experience
but really - i get it - that's not what my fear is
my fear is that no one will give me a shot
and i'll intern till i'm 40 whether i like it or not

sick to death of paying my dues
why can't i just get paid like you?
just want to do some meaningful work -
but maybe i will just go tot'ly berserk
i'm just a useless intern, see
no one wants to employ me
so sing a lament for the sad intern bro
a lost, confused, and wandering soul
majoring in english & museum studies
is the choice that i made
so now i'm a hopeless intern -
never paid

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r u a useless intern?
what was ur 'most meaningful' internship?
r u a useless '20-something'?
how do u get by in the competitive 'useless 20-something' market?
how do u 'pay ur bills'?
do u have a 'real' job?
do u just get all ur money from ur rich-ass parents?
will i get a job?
will i get a job that i '"'like'"'?