a song inspired by the book "Ham on Rye" by Charles Bukowski
lyrics
i’m gonna sock my father in the jaw
while my mother cries in the corner
i wanna jump the schoolyard bully
while the teachers laugh at me
taking shots with all your friends
passed out dying on the staircase
going to the dumpster to cry my eyes out
so they don’t see
i’m a messed up prick with vomit and blood on my shirt
god help me or shut the fuck up
i’m stuck between a beautiful limbo
of staying young and growing up
daddy wishes i was worth a fuck
mama doesn’t really care either way
everyone around me is dead or doesn’t care
and i wish i could learn how to cope
going to a whorehouse with my desperate friend
yelling at the broad right next to me
and she asks me ‘you queer or scared?'
and all i can say back is ‘both'
i’m a messed up prick with vomit and blood on my shirt
god help me or shut the fuck up
i’m stuck between a beautiful limbo
of staying young and growing up
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