Scrooge

So I meet you and I take you out?
maybe I pay for the outing?
or we can go drinking andI try to impress you with my knowledge
of spirits,
I buy a bottle or two
now you know I can afford it,
now I'm more acceptable to you.

I wear expensive clothes maybe?
or maybe just have the right expensive accessories
I just seem to be able to take you out randomly when you are down.
It makes you happy doesn't it?
you can always do what you feel like,

All fine and dandy like a friend says,
but when the tab comes I'll be the one to pick it up,
Its pretty confusing to me,
because the story of my paper trail is a complex one you have never heard
all you know is that I have no problem spending
I'm financially secure
So I qualify to be a bosom buddy

Do you know about the 3 jobs? the late shifts?
the academic struggle,
the distances I travelled to make a good income,
what were you doing with yourself then?
were you also making an effort?

do you think it's because you're good looking,
or is it because I want to belong to your "class"
what substantial thing will you offer me
that will compensate for the hardwork
and sacrifices that were made

is it sex? I could pay for that with the money
I use to take you out,
don't expect much respect from that,
what is it that you will do for me
that will make me feel like I'm not just spending but I'm getting in return

the pain of the sacrifice and loneliness
in a foreign town,
foreign conversation
how about 6 years in a foreign land
Learning a new culture while you were comfortable at home
no need to readjust or anything

what is your own story?
what struggles do you face concerning the future?
has it always been handed to you in a silver platter
and you eat from a gold spoon?
did you have anything you did to improve yourself,
are you looking to marry rich and take the easy way out?

now I see you and all you are looking at is my pocket,
All you want to do is spend,
it scares me and you scare me,
now I'll be a scrooge till you can tell me
what can you offer me?
what else can I offer you besides financial security.

Copyright David Momoh 2008