Barely eighteen with a death wish
Resigned to live each day as your last
With a stash of booze
And a bounty of weed
Give me anything to numb this pain
Fingers stained with sins of the past
In love with a boy
Who believes he's a man
For he wants nothing else
But to set up shop in your pants
Now you're discussing marriage.....

Believe you're going to be the next star
Without an education
You ain't going very far
But you know everthing
We're just old school
Some have lived a thousand lives
Before they're old enough to vote
I'm guessing you'll be forced
To ride the coat-tails of a world
Too tough for you to breathe
Cause you can aspire to dreams
Until you die from neglect
But how can you expect to survive
Without giving any respect?

I'm praying you're still alive
To learn this invaluable lesson
But the way you're going
Your mama will be staring
At the obituary page
Weeping crocodile tears
For a girl she barely knew.

Another soul carelessly stolen
One that should have been protected
But where was your posse
When the thunder began to rumble?
Up in the clouds.....

Sep-03-Cravings