I SAW A SNAKE

Well, how was I supposed to know
that it would end this way?
The die was cast, leave love and home,
no I could not stay
My time ran short, the days were bleak,
stuck at a dead-end job
I saw a snake and I was weak
And that's how I ended up
Alone

It all started on the day
I met up with this man
In a business suit and with eyes that preyed,
and a skin that lacked all tan
He told me "you've got talent boy
and I can make you big"
He must have picked up I was coy
Well you know I am a bit
Slow

Back home I gave you my last cheque
And said "I am leaving now"
I wondered why you blew your stack
Did I do you wrong somehow?
You really laid it hard on me
Growing red and pale
Still I told you to wait and see
and hold off on those tales
Of woe

Well here I was, girdled by doves,
adored in every town
But as time went by, the new wore off,
and I lost my crown
I am a passing novelty
and soon to be replaced
I still don't know why I didn't see
Now I'm left here old and gray
And alone

I tasted the forbidden fruit
And saw it all unravel
The devil in a business suit
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