Irs


It's a bummer, man,
when you get one of those
I owe you letters from Uncle Sam
Wait a minute,
yeah dude, you got it wrong
They don't owe me, I owe them!
Talk about flipping the script
Get your umbrella, and play the raincoat song,
'cause I'm spittin' mad, I'm tired of getting pissed on
How can this be: seeing how I work everyday,
pay my taxes on time too
And then get a letter from the IRS,
saying I owe you!
Ugh ... sorry 'bout that again
Saying I owe them!
Something's not right,
something's very wrong
When the IRS keeps threatening me
with that lame going to prison song
They make me wanna start
spittin' on some graves,
start marking some doors
They make me start to wonder,
why even bother working anymore
After I did all my talking tough;
huffing and puffing, fuming and fussing,
I got on the phone and set a meeting up
That day came, and I went to their office
waiting to be handcuffed
As I was saying goodbye to the man in the mirror,
a nice lady walked in and said they made a clerical error
That I didn't owe them, they owed me,
and the man in the mirror said, well I'll be
So that's the end of the story,
a story I still find hard to believe
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Callus Avatar
November 15, 2016 at 1:05 PM
Wow Man...things like this do make our blood boil!! Happened to me, but fortunately I always kept things in order including records/papers, etc, so I appealed and was proved right! ~ Regards // paul
Lindley Avatar
November 15, 2016 at 6:44 AM
ONE THING IS FOR SURE, IF YOU OWE THEM THEY WILL GET THEIR POUND OF FLESH, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! Love this little gem and especially the ending. A7
Wolf Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 10:10 PM
That's one for the little man that lives down the lane! Haha.. What a beauty mate. I hope it was a nice big fat cheque too!
Y. Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 9:23 PM
Hi Freddie, I have my own IRS stories. We all want the end result to come out like you skillfully wrote. Good twist at the end:-) Alexis
Runyan Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 7:21 PM
Another great one. I love the twist at the end. It's perfect. Your friend, Janet
Hoffman Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 6:52 AM
Clerical errors like this can cause high blood pressure, as that govt. agency acts like a thresher! (Shark kind). Good fun one about the IRS Freddie!:)
Sands Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 2:58 PM
Wow Freddie! Ugh! Tell us more stories though, your writing is interesting. :)
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