Sharky's

safe haven for the rogue in us
dive bar with juke boxes selling cheap booze
dim lighting a smoke filled room
the rogue in us
knows the words
to the cover band playing
non smokers have a minascue room
away from the action
but atleast they don't have to breathe the
toxic smoke that will kill us all

some people are sitting at the bar
watching bulky heavy tv's
showing sport highlights
while a few play pool
most are standing dancing and shaking
music so loud you have to scream
in someone's ear
and if you stand next to the speaker
you become deaf
atleast you have plenty of cigarettes

the rogue in us
is glad he showered and shaved
but not everyone did
the rogue in us tries
but his failed attempts at
picking up the ladies
brings him back to the bar

the screen on the tv
starts to blur
Is that the beer
or tv the rogue in us wonders

high def is down the block
more expensive beer
and younger ladies
who haven't been forced into this

Alone buys the rogue in us
another beer
as he comes to the conclusion
he has been set free
from rejection
sometimes alone is a good friend
however his eyes still wander

a fight breaks out
no one not even the bouncers no the cause
the men have to leave their pool game
while others go back to the blurred tv

the clouds of smoke overhead stay there
like the last remaining filters on cigarettes
to fill up the landfills

the rogue in us
stands alone needing a taxi
to drive him home