Every day I get rejected
Once or twice I was neglected
Eating only ketchup spaghetti and ramen
Living without a man or a woman
My budget is a shoestring
I don’t always have everything
Every day there is no rainbow
As I stare out the window
There is no technicolor TV
All I have is a black and white screen
Mom and Dad are not home
So I am all home alone
You don’t know me
I get rejected by cupid
I’m surrounded by everything stupid
Everybody is a jerk with might
I can’t even work at night
Living on change and limited cash
Surviving on instant potato mash
Surrounded by annoying laughter
There are people I wish to slaughter
Reading only worn paperbacks
People come to me to attack
Yeah, you don’t know me
You have no idea where I’ve been
Every day I think about Death
I wonder about taking meth
Survival of the fittest, sink or swim
I lose at everything, I cannot win
Sleeping on the yoga mat
My only company is my cat
Someday, I may be rich
Problem is: Life is a bitch
My plate is filled with bread crumbs
Taking drugs to make myself numb
Yes, I’m living like a widow
Mess is high, cleanliness is low
You don’t know me
I’ve been poor and hungry
Everything makes me angry
All I hear are loud, yelling voices
It’s not like I have any choices
Nothing but the clothes on my back
Surviving on microwaved cheese and mac
Every winter, I freeze
Every autumn and spring, I sneeze
Every summer, I bake in the heat
Every day, I get beat
Yeah, you don’t know me
You don’t know where I’ve been
Someday, I may live in a mansion
I may have clothes in fashion
I will swim in my own pool
Someday, my work will be cool
For now, I’m sharing what I write
Cheap food, I will no longer bite
If only everybody will see my success
I will clean up all this mess
I will not give up, I will persist
I will no longer be a mist
Everyone will see me win
After all, it’s sink or swim
I might have lobster and caviar
Even truffles and fancy wine at bars
You don’t know me
Someday, you will know my name