A Day Late and A Dollar Short

I fell asleep with the lights on last night A dream helped me see my wrongs under black light I let my self esteem splash like cum on the walls And fled the scene from another sad crash site I probably shoulda gave more effort To make more records than stray dog sessions What came first the tour date or erection? One more place checked off for your collection Pats on the back, stud Rockstar cool crashed out on the mat in the bathtub Like you got harpooned Gettin' fat on the rap love, drugs, Pabst and the bad blood Sad but true, you pissed in your pants This was your chance to give to your fans A little more than the dick in your pants Bet you wish that your parents didn't see the whole charade They watched you throw away the dough you made at shows you played You coulda been a rap star with his own parade I never meant the first black car in the motorcade I fell asleep with the lights on And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs I coulda been around when I break on through And that haunts me so I haunt you I never dreamed I would die young Lie to me and you choke my chain If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name I never shoulda been so thick Or played the tough guy schtick if the pen don't fit By the time I learned to trust my gift and be brave The beat changed on and the end closed in Such is fate now that I love my skin They dug my grave and I jumped right in This is a mistake I'm not the next Nick Drake If kids wait, I was gettin' close to my big break Fans said if I'd just make one more great tape with J.J I would have seen my first big payday But I'm a day late, and a dollar short Being away makes the fans just want it more Whether you're a martyr or you were gone before greatness You become a connoisseurs favorite And I don't say it to express regret For tardy payments and creditors I left with debt How can I expect to rest An artist anguished I haven't made my best just yet I fell asleep with the lights on I fell asleep with the lights on And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs I coulda been around when I break on through And that haunts me so I haunt you I never dreamed I would die young Lie to me and you choke my chain If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name I fell asleep with the lights on And they shined on all of my wrongs that I never got to better into bygones A little bit less all night and a little more effort into my songs I coulda been around when I break on through And that haunts me so I haunt you I never dreamed I would die young Lie to me and you choke my chain If I didn't die, people wouldn't know my name I fell asleep with the lights on I never dreamed I would die young I fell asleep with the lights on I never dreamed I would die young