Since i gave up hope i feel a lot better
Enter the young idealist
chasing dragons to slay
exit the hustler
packing up his m.b.a.
Freshmen scream in a classroom
was there a sound?
first degree in the vacuum
iand'm on college ground
Took a class
big fun
modern ethics 101
first day learn why
ethics really donand't apply
prof says, andquot;one trait
takes us to a higher state
drug free, pure bliss
get your pencils, copy this:
andquot;life unwinds like a cheap sweater
but since i gave up hope i feel a lot better
and the truth gets blurred like a wet letter
but since i gave up hope i feel a lot betterandquot;
Top of the class sits ernest
he was brightest and best
till the professor lured him
to the hopeless nest
Now he lives for the shortcut
like a citizen should
tells the class with a wink
andquot;only the young die good.andquot;
He says, andquot;ideals? uncouth.
fatalism needs youth
eat well, floss right
keep the hungry out of sight
save face--nip and tuck
praise yourself and pass the buck
donand't forget the best advice
everybodyand's get a price
andquot;life unwinds like a cheap sweater
but since i gave up hope i feel a lot better
and the truth gets blurred like a wet letter
but since i gave up hope i feel a lot better
andquot;while the world winds down to a final prayer
nothing soothes quicker than complete despair
i predict by dinner i wonand't even care
since i gave up hope i feel a lot betterandquot;
Nazis plead in a courtroom
andquot;pardon me, boysandquot;
profits fall in a boardroom
did they make a noise?
Someone spreads an affliction
companyand's nice
someone sells an addiction
puts your soul on ice
Half wits knock heads
candidates in double beds
good guys defect
andquot;i canand't precisely recollectandquot;
teacherand's pet theoryand's fine
if youand're born without a spine
canand't you spell wrong?
sing it to him papa john
