On A "G" String And A Prayer

You say that
You want to
Become  someone
And to find out
Who you really are?

Well you can always
Buy yourself some time
At Whiskey Joe's
Honky Tonk Bar

You can always
Climb up
On that stage
And wrap
Your thighs
Around that dancing
Pole

Just don't let them
(All those
Gawking
Grasping
Drunken
Sweat soaked
Men)
Get a toe hold
On your soul
(Repeat twice)

And you can stare your
Laser beam stare
Into their hungry eyes
As you keep
Telling yourself lies

Is it just a temporary job
Something that doesn't really matter
Just something lucrative to do
While you're growing
Older and fatter?

Or should you go to that
Community college instead
To learn how to become
A paralegal?

But how will doing that
Keep your kitty cat fed
Or make you feel
More regal?

(But how will doing that
Keep your kitty cat fed
Or make you feel
More regal?)

You say that
You want to
Become  someone
And to find out
Who you really are?

Well you can always
Buy yourself some time
At Whiskey Joe's
Honky Tonk Bar

So which move
Will prove to be the smarter
Learning a technical trade
Or counting the dollar bills
Stuffed into your garter?

jhmarkowitz
Philadelphia, Pa. 2012