Six Pack Waiting to Happen

[couchgrouch]

Six Pack Waiting to HappenSkateboard by the stairs, wobbly kitchen chairbroken stove in an old wood cabinbear trap in the mud, hunter with a jugthey're all accidents waiting to happenbut there are things a common man facesthat fry his nerves on a daily basisthey're six packs waiting to happena man's gotta ease the strainor the stress of modern lifewill drive him insaneand when I'm stuck forevertrapped in city trafficall those hip-hop stations,man, they try my patiencecos I love the country classicsbut now even cowboys are rappin'it's a six packa six pack waiting to happenlast Friday night, my in-law's dropped byyou've never heard folks fight like thatthey've been married forever, but they just say togetherfor the sake of the catshe says she's deef, she says he snoresand I can't take it anymorethey're six packs waiting to happena man's gotta ease the strainor the stress of modern lifewill drive him insanecos they say social securityis the poor man's pensionI'll gladly give tax money,to help my struggling countrybut senators live in mansionswhen my trailer's just a tin cabinit's a six pack a six pack waiting to happenwell, I went-a-fishin'with the reverend SaturdayI cast a line and my hooktore off his toupeethen I asked his wifewhen her baby was duebut it just turned outshe'd put on a fewthe next day I missed churchcos my head still hurtthey're six packs waiting to happena man's gotta ease the strainor the stress of modern lifewill drive him insaneand when I'm stuck forevertrapped in city trafficall those hip-hop stations,useta try my patiencecos I love the country classicsbut it scares me that my toe's-a-tappin'it's a six packa six pack waiting to happenI like it in spite of myselfbetter make it a twelve(c)2005 Robert George