The Ballad of Paul K

He's drinking cold Corona

Feels like he's getting older now

And noticing how he's finding

Grey hairs left in the shower

Tattoos fade by the hour

And he can't understand these feelings

Why life is getting him down?

He used to smile, now he frowns

And cries inside

It's been this way for a while

And he can't seem to put things right

When life has been unkind

And you're losing your mind

Look in the mirror, afraid of what you'll find

Feels like time's not on your side

He doesn't like to mention

Applying for his pension

So his children don't know he's heading

Into a mid-life crisis

He can't afford the prices

For the new kitchen floor he's buying

He's been a drunk all his life

Two kids, a dog and a wife

He doesn't know

And in the daytime, he just sits and watches television shows

When life has been unkind

And you're losing your mind

Look in the mirror, afraid of what you'll find

Feels like time's not on your side

Don't know why, but somehow

The ones you loved, you hate now

You feel down and blue

But look at what you've thrown away

They stood beside you all the way

Now, it's too late

It's too late for you

When life has been unkind

And you're losing your mind

Look in the mirror, afraid of what you'll find

It feels like time's not on your side