If you read my nerd rant, Britney Spears Get a License, But I Can’t, you noticed the frustrating times I had still trying to get my California’s driver’s license.

And after going back today it only gets worse. Here’s what happened so far, written in R. Kelly “Trapped in the Closet” recap style.

They had a problem that my car was refianced (oh $#!+), wanted me to take off my tags without giving me an appliance (oh $#!+). But my front I had to revolt, cause I couldn’t unscrew the deadbolt (oh $#!+). Then the DMV became a bad sport, wouldn’t give me a license without a birth certificate or passport (oh $#!+).

Charged me extra for changing my tags too late (oh $#!+). An extra over 400 bucks that I just gave to the state… (oh $#!+). What a huge expense, and still ain’t got my license… (oh $#!+).

Part 1 of this saga is done, and now part 2, it has begun…

Called up my daddy, asked him to bring a certificate to me.
Got in the mail a few days later, went back to the DMV.
I waited long and long and long in line.
But I fortunately only had to give 27 bucks this time.

I had everything I needed, I thought I just succeeded.
Thought a license was coming to me, so happily the DMV clerk I greeted.
She looked at my birth certificate and went to the back.
Showed it to her manager and returned, said something’s not intact.

What? Huh? What did she mean?
I didn’t understand this DMV scene.
I explained to her I brought my certificate, ID, old license, everything.

She said don’t be upset, you can still legally drive your car.
But here’s the deal, your birth certificate, it doesn’t have a R.

I looked at this clerk like she was crazy.
But she was telling the truth, my first name was spelled A-N-D-E.
You see, it accidentally used to be Andrea, so they had to write in the new name.
But it should’ve been Andre, the person wrote Ande, that is not the same.

I almost broke down in misery, the clerk said it was okay.
We can give you a license, but as Ande and not Andre.
It’s our policy to only go what’s on the certificate.
So if it’s a license you want, an Ande license is what you’ll get.

So I filled out the papers… and I took the written test… and I waited for the results… and I passed the written test… and they took my picture… I was smiling like always… I grabbed my temp license… went out to the driveway… now I have to make some calls… to go get my name changed… cause I now have a license… but it doesn’t say Andre… so I guess that’s my stage name… but whatever you call me… doesn’t matter, my license… says that my name is Ande…

Ande… Ande… Ande… Ande… (to be continued)

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