"Time Enough to Fail"
[vonHummer]

There, did I leave myself time enough to fail?
Time enough to earn a failing grade?
If I'd have made the time to do a first draft,
I'd have laughed all the way to an "A,"
Instead I stuck all together just before class,
Well done, I can stay here having fun,
I dodged another graduation day...
Take it down: no one ever put a clown in the crosshairs,
Take it down: Mother Failure spoils all of her children like millionaires,
Take a tip from Captain Ahab: Leave alone the whale,
Work hard while the watchers are watching,
but leave time enough to fail...
There, did I leave myself time enough to fail?
Time enough to come in under quota?
Quarter could have meant three long months of effort,
but I thought better and just went through the motions,
taking no's and forsaking leads,
Well done, I can soak up the sun, unemployed again, naturally...
Take it down: no one ever put a clown in the crosshairs,
Take it down: Mother Failure spoils all of her children like millionaires,
Take a tip from Captain Ahab: Leave alone the whale,
Work hard while the watchers are watching,
but leave time enough to fail...
There, did I leave myself time enough to fail,
time enough to save up and retire?
Always did admire that carefree guy
singing that he was the "King of the Road,"
Burger King's got a dumpster that's loaded,
Well done, half a burger and a bun,
Great expectations exploded...
Look under every bridge behind us that never got burned:
you'll see a troll writing memos on "Lessons Learned,"
Someday should someone walk up and say,
"Congratulations, you've got it made,”
Thank 'em graciously and run the other way!
Take it down: no one ever put a clown in the crosshairs,
Take it down: Mother Failure spoils all of her children like millionaires,
Take a tip from Captain Ahab: Leave alone the whale,
Work hard while the watchers are watching,
but leave time enough to fail...