Good Intentions

I’m in way over my head

But I still crawl out of bed

Pretending I’m who I want to be

The only one I’m fooling is me

My epitaph will be carved

On granite cold and hard

“He accomplished nothing but pretension

But he always had good intentions”

Thought I was more than ordinary

Despite the evidence all contrary

But my brain seized that belief

Wouldn’t give me any relief

So everything I tried to do

Was to prove that belief was true

Someone always takes advantage of a fool

Using every misleading tool

The goal: make money without trying

And stay alive instead of dying

Fell into schemes expecting a big score

But I ended up with less than before

Now all I have to count are my mistakes

I think it’s time to pick up stakes

Better get ready to run

Think I’ll head for the desert sun

Find a lover and have some fun…

Have to camouflage my trail

Those boys will be on my tail

My life forfeit if I fail

I’m in way over my head

But I still crawl out of bed

Pretending I’m who I want to be

The only one I’m fooling is me

My epitaph will be carved

On granite cold and hard

“He accomplished nothing but pretensions

But he always had good intentions.”