A Gullible Lad

Wanted to take a break from the daily grind

To thank you for the rubble you left in my mind

Honest lovers these days are so hard to find

My ship’s not coming in the harbor is mined,

I want to thank you for the shadows in my head

Almost as cold as my empty bed

Forgiveness isn’t exactly a fine silk thread

It’s pointless really after all has been said,

Last time I saw you-you hadn’t changed

Talking about all the things you have arranged

Made no difference to you that we were estranged

Most who know you would say you’re deranged,

This is no way to be living amongst the graves

Out in the real world the sanctuary of debt slaves

The lack of decency most people don’t know how to behave

I wonder how many of us will ever be saved,

Thanks for the lack of the sunlight in the sky

I should have known better but I never tried

Don’t you worry I never cried

I was just blindsided because you lied,

I’m just waiting for the color in my face to drain

Knowing how much you love inflicting pain

Guess I’ll go now for a stroll now in the acid rain

As I carry this ball and chain,

Thanks for all of those disturbing dreams I had

Thinking we’d always make it even if times were bad

Oh how pathetic and sad

What the world does to a gullible lad.