RENT WAS DUE MONDAY

Rent was due Monday Dream was due someday Fridge said Tuesday Bank said no way Boss said overtime Body said enough Funny how ambition sounds different When the month gets rough Twenty-three coins On the kitchen top Counting them twice Didn't make them multiply Phone bill waiting Petrol on red Still went to work With expensive ideas in my head Never needed motivation Needed four hundred more There's a difference Nobody prints On a motivational poster Rent was due Monday Still made Tuesday Not glamorous Still counts People love the finished picture Nobody frames the overdraft Nobody posts the Thursday When the whole plan looked daft I learned pride doesn't feed you And shame doesn't pay So I asked for help once Then worked my way Back out Hold my drink Floor's got ideas Paid one Paid two Late fee Still move Bad week Good shoes No sleep Still choose Rent got paid Dream stayed.