Chasing the Dime
Have you ever heard of the eighty twenty rule
Well that was created for a lot of us fools
In a relationship you re only getting eighty percent
Of what you really need
Even though there are twenty percent out there
That might look good indeed
Stop and think are things really that bad
To perhaps jeopardize the best thing you ever had
Are things really that out of line
Where you can afford to throw away a dollar
Just to chase a dime
Is it worth trading the a simple life for a life of hell
Just because you thought you wanted a piece of tail
Yea temptation will catch your eye
That doesn’t means the grass is greener on the other side
So If you signed up to cherish honor and obey
You cant change your mind when something new comes your way
Maybe your relationship is not what you want it to be
But before you start another let that one free
And once you're out there you will see
Why there is so much space between eighty and twenty
That twenty might be great but think to yourself
Once that five minutes is over what do you have left
To late you're left crying thinking about the facts
How badly you wish you could get that eighty percent back
there will always be temptation from time to time
but don't throw away a dollar trying to chase down a dime
Copyright © Robert Walker | Year Posted 2013
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