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The Bar and Grill Singers

A long, long time ago, when I made a living<br /> Working for insurance companies<br /> Well, I knew how to bill a file<br /> And I took every case to trial<br /> And I collected all those hourly fees<br /> With tort reform it changed forever<br /> For plaintiffs and defense together<br /> Dockets all were clearing...<br /> The lawsuits disappearing<br /> I still remember how I tried<br /> To understand the reasons why<br /> Adjusters laughed out with delight<br /> The day the lawsuits died<br /> <br /> So bye, bye to defending P.I.<br /> Drove the plaintiffs out of business<br /> But defense work went dry<br /> And good ol' firms were left<br /> a'wonderin' why, sayin'<br /> "This is not what we hand in mind"<br /> <br /> In the good years we could bill our time<br /> And not think about the bottom line<br /> But that's not how it is today<br /> Now insurers limit discovery<br /> And demand a cap on legal fees that<br /> there're quick to cut and slow to pay<br /> <br /> And as I watched them celebrate<br /> I realized it was too late<br /> Bad faith and worker’s comp<br /> Were slowly dying off<br /> And as the tort reformers legislate<br /> The lawsuits they eliminate<br /> I was my law practice dissipate<br /> The day the lawsuits died<br /> And I was sayin'<br /> <br /> So bye, bye to defending P.I.<br /> Drove the plaintiffs out of business<br /> But defense work went dry<br /> And good ol' firms were left<br /> a'wonderin' why, sayin'<br /> "This is not what we hand in mind"<br /> <br /> I quit my job to mediate<br /> But I couldn't charge a decent rate<br /> Insurers all refused to pay<br /> I went up to the courthouse door<br /> Where I tried those cases years before<br /> But the judge there said they'd<br /> settled every case<br /> The plaintiffs took what they could get<br /> Insurers knew that there was no risk<br /> They saved the cost of trial<br /> By using in-house counsel<br /> And the two that I defended most<br /> "Good Neighbors" and those "Good Hands Folks"<br /> They Raised their glasses in a toast<br /> The day the lawsuits died<br /> <br /> And they were sayin'<br /> Bye, bye to defending P.I.<br /> Drove the lawyers out of business<br /> and the claims have run dry<br /> Insurance dollars stay with our bottom line<br /> They said, "This is just what we had in mind"<br /> <br /> Lyrics Submitted by Gregory AcedoLyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>