Jeff Gangwer - “...a baby was birthed” lyrics

I was hired to teach... ...because a baby was birthed How odd I never learned the child's name— (Or its gender) And really, I never wanna know it I think that knowing would destroy Some of the mystique— Some of the magic— Some of the romance— That made my first year as an educator so memorable And I won't forget it: I was hired to teach... ...because a baby was birthed I could wax eloquent about the great Circle of Life Or shrug and smile at the yarns of chance and circumstance... ...but Time might place that splendid son-of-a-b**h in my cla**room— Another “f*ggot” with morning breath— Another fat kid with gynecomastia— Another dumba** with questions like, “Do we need to put our names on this?”— Another nail driven into my coffin— “Here lies Jeffrey Alan Gangwer— “Husband, father, teacher”— Something nice to chisel into the marble