Sooner Than Later

All dressed up and nowhere to go

I’m headed to hell in a pair of

Gasoline drawers

Well I don’t know what I’ve been told

But I’ll tell you something that I wish I’d known

They’re only words, unless they’re true

And I should never have lied to you

So please tell me what you would say

When the IRS finds your tax haven

On the shores of the Seychelles

Or somewhere nice like Curaçao

I never should have bought me a boat

Now I’m up the damned crick without propulsion

I ain’t no wolf of any corporate elite

But now the walls are crumbling down around me

So if I say “I’m sorry” for involving you

Will that propel you to pay my bailout

Sooner than later?

I’d atone for all my sins

If I wasn’t already so far into the red

I know I said Fools Rush In

But it’s also foolish to keep lying

So tell me how should I say I’m sorry

I swear by this time next year

We’re gonna have more money, I hope

Where I pay off all my credit cards

And we’ll have a house with a big front yard

As I build up my own self-worth

And I promise I’ll stop being such a jerk

I just need you to keep me in check

And we’ll be straight cash, if you pay my bail

On time!

I know it’s rich when this is coming from

But right now, I need you to believe it

If you don’t pay, they’re going to send me away

Guaranteeing that you won’t see me

Sooner than later