This Ain't What I Signed Up For

[good4somethingbum]

This Ain’t What I Signed Up ForWell, the first night after I sat down and signed those papersI put on the childish mask of a cheerful moodI was gonna crank some Aerosmith n wake up the neighborsSlam Wild Turkey shots in a barstool turkey shootPlanned to chase that whiskey with Bud lightThen chase ev’ry skirt in sightBut this ain’t what I signed up for no matter how happy I actCos I can’t take not bein’ able to take her back‘stead of kickin’ up my heels on ev’ry hardwood floorI’m waltzin’ with sadness and this ain’t what I signed up forThis ain’t what I signed up forSinkin’ in the sofa watchin’ Dr. Phil n OprahThinkin’ how she got her name back with mine on the lineDrop a half-smoked Lucky in a half-drunk CobraI’ve learned beer n smokes are bankers of my borrowed timeCos mem’ries are like castles made of yearsThey’re washed away by a tide of tearsBut this ain’t what I signed up for no matter how happy I actCos I can’t take not bein’ able to take her back‘stead of kickin’ up my heels on ev’ry hardwood floorI’m waltzin’ with sadness and this ain’t what I signed up forThis ain’t what I signed up forI keep sayin’ she hung me out to dryThen where do I find the tears to cryBut this ain’t what I signed up for no matter how happy I actCos I can’t take not bein’ able to take her back‘stead of kickin’ up my heels on ev’ry hardwood floorI’m waltzin’ with sadness and this ain’t what I signed up forThis ain’t what I signed up for©2007 Robert George