Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Lust For Life, American Style

They said to stop and smell the roses so we cut em all and then forgot them when we left
Knowing how short life is, I ran up my credit, declared bankruptcy and then walked away
I need to carpe every diem so joyously I graze myself further into obesity at every meal
As I realize that any day might be my last, I guzzle a couple extra beers every night

In an effort to meet my potential, I let my wastes fall wherever I produce them
To save a bit of precious time I toss aside the packaging as I quickly drive away
Wishing not to waste a single vital minute, she viciously cell-gossiped as she drove to work
Grabbing life by the horns, we took another vacation with our 2nd home equity loan

I have set myself a goal of maintaining my instant gratification, over the long run
Determined not to be ensnared like ordinary people, we financed new ATVs and jet-skis
In my luxury performance sedan I truly feel in step with the grand march of life here on earth
Pondering my place in our wondrous panoply, I find the remote control once again

Striving to center, she purchased fine cosmetics, costly surgery and an unreal hair color
I financed a lifetime of stirring satisfaction identifying with my corporate home teams
Seeing that we might as well be comfortable, I bought another family land barge
In my moments of panic and confusion, jesus is there beside me, his hand upon my shoulder

Believing the thrifty died rich and the old died emptily, we resolved to spend it now
Why, with heaven assured for us, we can afford to let tomorrow take care of itself
Knowing I might not always be there for them, I grant my children’s every wish, immediately
Since you’re really never sure how long you’ve got, we’ll go ahead and get supersized once again

I seek a deeper, longer-lasting meaning as I drive blindly past the homeless every day
Knowing that you only go around one time, I grab passing pleasures by the armful
I pursue an unspoken long-term goal of simply enjoying each and every minute as it comes
Hearing of other’s suffering, we determined to grasp as much as we can just as fast as we can

In the light of world problems far beyond our control, we’ll just kick it back and relax
We took lessons from other’s early misfortunes and keep our savings to a minimum
Given the shortness of life, it seems right to get away from work as often as I can
I could never stand to be 40, so what’s the damn point learning this useless crap, anyhow?

We wanted it all, so we got a huge house, big-screen TV, ski boat and a giant RV
I always just had to smile when the Doc told me to start exercising and lose some weight
We’re going for the gusto and reaching out now for maximum enjoyment, in our great lust for life
We dine out finely in our new clothes and we usually make that minimum monthly CC payment

The world is going to shit so we might as well have a good time for just as long as we can
With those 2nd mortgages, the house was way underwater so we rightly just walked away from it
I need to go for it while I can still enjoy it, not later on when I’m doddering and sick
Right now, my answer to the big questions is to just follow my desires, artificial or not

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