Day Late And A Dollar Short lyrics

I fell asleep with the lights on last night

A dream helped me see my wrongs under black light

I let my self esteem splash like cum on the walls

And fled the scene from another sad crash site

I probably shoulda gave more effort

To make more records than stray dog sessions

What came first the tour date or erection?

One more place checked off for your collection

Pats on the back, stud

Rockstar cool crashed out on the mat in the bathtub

Like you got harpooned

Gettin' fat on the rap love, drugs, Pabst and the bad blood

Sad but true, you pissed in your pants

This was your chance to give to your fans

A little more than the dick in your pants

Bet you wish that your parents didn't see the whole charade

They watched you throw away the dough you made at shows you played

You coulda been a rap star with his own parade

I never meant the first black car in the motorcade

I fell asleep with the lights on

And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones

A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs

I coulda been around when I break on through

And that haunts me so I haunt you

I never dreamed I would die young

Lie to me and you choke my chain

If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name

I never shoulda been so thick

Or played the tough guy schtick if the pen don't fit

By the time I learned to trust my gift and be brave

The beat changed on and the end closed in

Such is fate now that I love my skin

They dug my grave and I jumped right in

This is a mistake I'm not the next Nick Drake

If kids wait, I was gettin' close to my big break

Fans said if I'd just make one more great tape with J.J

I would have seen my first big payday

But I'm a day late, and a dollar short

Being away makes the fans just want it more

Whether you're a martyr or you were gone before greatness

You become a connoisseurs favorite

And I don't say it to express regret

For tardy payments and creditors I left with debt

How can I expect to rest

An artist anguished I haven't made my best just yet

I fell asleep with the lights on

I fell asleep with the lights on

And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones

A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs

I coulda been around when I break on through

And that haunts me so I haunt you

I never dreamed I would die young

Lie to me and you choke my chain

If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name

I fell asleep with the lights on

And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones

A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs

I coulda been around when I break on through

And that haunts me so I haunt you

I never dreamed I would die young

Lie to me and you choke my chain

If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name

I fell asleep with the lights on

I never dreamed I would die young

I fell asleep with the lights on

I never dreamed I would die young

• Artist:Scritti Politti
• Album:Absolute [2011]