A Mundane Refrain

Another day Another dollar The alarm clock screams I mute the squalor Let me sleep Just one more hour Having to work My mood turns sour. Cold water hits me In the shower I didn’t get to sleep That extra hour The water heater’s busted I cannot fix it My bank account is empty The alimony nixed it. Manual labor For little pay Sore and tired At the end of the day Bills pile up I throw them away God help me I cry and pray. Dinner consumed From a bottle Life speeds by Revving the throttle All alone With my troubles For dessert I have a double. Crawl into bed Re-set the alarm My hand, the only woman I can charm Fall asleep Feeling no pain Go to the top And start over again.