Time And Petty Cash

if I could stop
wasting time and petty cash
I might pay back
half
of what I owe
for a lifetime of
wasting time and petty cash

so many games to watch and play
good and bad books to read
dope
good and bad songs to listen to and play on my guitar
long nights talking to barflies
in dives
too much sleep
bad sleep
make-up sleep
'cause I was out
wasting time and petty cash
'till dawn
with nothing to show for it

maybe a full ashtray an empty bag a head sore bad knees

you don't get dividends for
wasting time and petty cash
and if we did
I could buy a small country
or at least a fine boat

if I got credit for
wasting time and petty cash
things would be different
I guess
you can bet your ass
when I'm long gone my only regret will be there wasn't enough time and petty cash to waste