THE WOES OF HOME IMPROVEMENT




I DECIDED ONE DAY TO IMPROVE ON MY HOME

THE FIRST THING I DID WAS APPLY FOR A LOAN

FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION SAID THE MAN AT THE BANK

IT WILL TAKE YOU A DAY TO GET AN APPROVAL I THINK


I SAT AT THE TABLE FOR HOURS IT SEEMS

TO TELL HIM MY LIFE SINCE I WAS A TEEN

THE PAPERS WERE FILED AND I WENT TO THE STORE

EXPECTING THE MONEY I BOUGHT STEAK AND MUCH MORE


THE DAYS WENT BY WITH NO CALL FROM THIS PLACE

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A CALL OF DISGRACE

YOU WERE LATE ON A PAYMENT IN 1992

I WILL NEED A GOOD REASON OR NO LOAN FOR YOU


I WENT THROUGH MY PAPERS, FROM MY CLOSET TO PURSE

TO FIND OUT WHY THESE LATE PAYMENTS ACCURED

AND LOW AND BEHOLD I FOUND OUT THE REASON

THE PAYMENT WAS JUNE, THE VACATION SEASON


SO I CALLED MR. SMITH WITH A SMALL WHITE LIE

I HAD TAKEN MY DOG TO THE VETS SO SHE WOULDN'T DIE


LOW AND BEHOLD MY TELEPHONE RANG

COME TO OUR OFFICE AND SIGN YOUR NAME

THE MONEY WILL BE YOURS AFTER THREE DAYS

AND THEN YOU'LL ONLY HAVE 20 YEARS TO REPAY

COPYRIGHT © carol henderson rick swan 1999