Andrew Crisci Poet Lyric

Paler Than A Phantom

My credit card has an outstanding balance,
I'm tired of paying interest and fees,
can  somebody bail me out, please
my woes are getting deeper than madness 
I'm spinning in a frantic dance 
while my nightmares are getting worse! 

I'm paler than a photom in a Broadway play,
an ordinary guy in a plain shirt and faded jeans,
I go unnoticed by everyone, looking preppy;
and through this chaos of mundanity, I avoid grins! 

I robbed Aladdin's lamp and waited,
nothing happened, I wondered
if he invented this alluring fairy tale
to make magic for his greed; 
I'm much  better than William Tell,
I can shoot an apple from yards away!
Didn't David hit Goliath in the skull
with a stone, I admire his audacity:
he saved lives and avoided a windfall!

My soup is all broth without a single pea,
bees buzz, they smell honey in my hot tea,
at least, I have something to keep me busy.
I catch them with a net, ah, they'd love to bite me!
It's a distraction from my headache and worry!

I'm paler than a phantom in a Broadway Play,
I bought a ticket and decided to drift away
in this swift crowd that's unfriendly, restless, and rude,
yum, food stands smell of hot dogs roasting, I'm wowed! 

Holy crap, I'm paler than a photom in a Broadway Play,
my pockets are empty, home is only a few blocks away!

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