When Things Are Crook!
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:47 pm
When Things Are Crook!
© David Campbell 12/08/16
Some days you find you’ve had enough and think you’ll toss it in,
’cause life is simply too darn tough and just won’t let you win.
No matter what the time or place, it all turns out quite bad,
and wipes the smile right off your face and leaves you feeling sad.
Perhaps your temper’s gone astray, you’ve done your flamin’ nut,
’cause something’s simply wrecked your day and left you up the putt.
The TV’s fried, it’s on the blink, the ute is cactus too,
and now, to push you to the brink, a mortgage payment’s due!
You’ve got a friend, a so-called mate, who's just a dopey clown;
he says he’ll always see you straight, but then he lets you down.
Like when he says he'll be right there to help you with the ute,
but does a bunk without a care, the silly great galoot!
You know the sort, he’s full of talk but never follows through,
he simply doesn’t walk the walk, and disappears on cue!
His Mum blames you and shouts a lot, though no-one quite knows why
she gets her knickers in a knot but, boy…can she let fly!
It’s winter time, there’s frost and fog, then howling wind and sleet
that makes the ground a muddy bog and knocks you off your feet.
Despite a heavy overcoat you’re feeling freezing cold,
your breath is wheezing in your throat…you’ve never felt so old!
The local copper’s called around to say your bull has strayed,
and some bloke reckons it’s been found half way to Adelaide,
so could you saddle up the ute and bring the blighter back,
or else they’ll let him keep the brute because you’ve been so slack!
You’ve dropped your wallet down the well and lost your mobile phone,
your dicky hip is raising hell, and all the lights have blown.
You’re feeling like a bloody nong, a really hopeless berk;
you’re always doing something wrong…and nothing seems to work!
When life’s like this and things are crook there’s quite an easy trick
to save the day, get off the hook, and give the blues the flick.
Just say: “I guess that’s how it goes, things can’t get any worse.”
Then turn your back on all your woes and write a chunk of verse!
© David Campbell 12/08/16
Some days you find you’ve had enough and think you’ll toss it in,
’cause life is simply too darn tough and just won’t let you win.
No matter what the time or place, it all turns out quite bad,
and wipes the smile right off your face and leaves you feeling sad.
Perhaps your temper’s gone astray, you’ve done your flamin’ nut,
’cause something’s simply wrecked your day and left you up the putt.
The TV’s fried, it’s on the blink, the ute is cactus too,
and now, to push you to the brink, a mortgage payment’s due!
You’ve got a friend, a so-called mate, who's just a dopey clown;
he says he’ll always see you straight, but then he lets you down.
Like when he says he'll be right there to help you with the ute,
but does a bunk without a care, the silly great galoot!
You know the sort, he’s full of talk but never follows through,
he simply doesn’t walk the walk, and disappears on cue!
His Mum blames you and shouts a lot, though no-one quite knows why
she gets her knickers in a knot but, boy…can she let fly!
It’s winter time, there’s frost and fog, then howling wind and sleet
that makes the ground a muddy bog and knocks you off your feet.
Despite a heavy overcoat you’re feeling freezing cold,
your breath is wheezing in your throat…you’ve never felt so old!
The local copper’s called around to say your bull has strayed,
and some bloke reckons it’s been found half way to Adelaide,
so could you saddle up the ute and bring the blighter back,
or else they’ll let him keep the brute because you’ve been so slack!
You’ve dropped your wallet down the well and lost your mobile phone,
your dicky hip is raising hell, and all the lights have blown.
You’re feeling like a bloody nong, a really hopeless berk;
you’re always doing something wrong…and nothing seems to work!
When life’s like this and things are crook there’s quite an easy trick
to save the day, get off the hook, and give the blues the flick.
Just say: “I guess that’s how it goes, things can’t get any worse.”
Then turn your back on all your woes and write a chunk of verse!
